Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| abacterial | not caused by or characterised by the presence of bacteria. |
| acidophilus | a bacterium used to counter intestinal imbalance and in making yoghurt. |
| acinetobacter | a kind of bacteria, instrumental in causing respiratory disease. |
| actinobacillus | a bacillus of the genus of bacteria Actinobacillus. |
| amphitricha | bacteria that have flagella at both ends. |
| amphitrichous | of or like amphitricha, bacteria that have flagella at both ends. |
| archaebacterium | any of the microorganisms comprising the archaea. |
| azotobacter | a nitrogen-fixing bacteria. |
| bacillus | (Lat.) any rod-shaped bacterium; loosely any pathogenic bacterium. |
| bacterial | of or like bacteria (noun) a bacterial substance |
| bacterially | (Adv.) BACTERIAL. |
| bacterian | of or like bacteria. |
| bacteric | of or like bacteria. |
| bacterioid | a swollen bacterium living symbiotically in the root-nodules of beans and other plants. |
| bacteriophage | a bacterium that eats other bacteria. |
| bacteriophagic | of or like a bacteriophage, a bacterium that eats other bacteria. |
| bacterium | a class of unicellular or filamentous microorganisms. |
| bacteroid | a swollen bacterium living symbiotically in the root-nodules of beans and other plants. |
| baregine | (Fr.) a gelatinous mass of bacteria and sulphur found in mineral waters. |
| barophile | able to tolerate or growing best in conditions of high atmospheric pressure; (noun) a bacterium able to tolerate high atmospheric pressure. |
| barophilic | of bacteria, able to tolerate or growing best in conditions of high atmospheric pressure. |
| bifidum | a bacterium often added to yogurt. |
| bifidus | a genus of anaerobic bacteria, many of which are present natively in the human digestive system. |
| borrelia | a type of bacterium. |
| botulin | a powerful bacterial toxin. |
| botulinal | relating to botulin, a powerful bacterial toxin. |
| brucella | (Lat.) any of a genus of harmful bacteria. |
| campylobacter | a bacterium that is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans, and also of abortion in cattle and sheep. |
| chemolithotroph | a bacterium that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds containing iron, nitrogen, or sulfur, and not from living on decaying organisms. |
| chlamydial | relating to chlamydia, any microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia, resembling bacteria and viruses. |
| clostridial | relating to clostridia. |
| clostridian | relating to clostridia. |
| clostridium | any of a genus of sporeforming mostly anaerobic soil or intestinal bacteria. |
| coccous | of or like a coccus, a spherical bacterium. |
| coliform | any of a group of rod-shaped bacteria typified by Escherichia coli. |
| coliphage | any bacteriophage active against E. coli. |
| corynebacterial | relating to corynebacterium, a bacterium that causes eg diphtheria. |
| corynebacterium | a bacterium that causes eg dipththeria. |
| diphtheroid | a bacterium that resembles the bacterium of diphtheria but does not produce diphtheria toxin. |
| diplococcal | of or like a diplococcus. |
| diplococcic | of or like a diplococcus. |
| diplococcus | a coccus that divides by fission, the two resulting individuals remaining paired. |
| enterobacterial | relating to enterobacteria. |
| enterobacterium | any of a family of bacteria that includes salmonella and shigella. |
| enterococcal | relating to enterococcus. |
| enterococcus | any of a genus of bacteria that resemble streptococci and were formerly classified with them. |
| episomal | of or like an episome, a genetically active particle found in bacteria. |
| episomally | (Adv.) EPISOMAL, of or like an episome, a genetically active particle found in bacteria. |
| episome | a genetically active particle found in bacteria. |
| eubacterium | a member of the Eubacteriales; any typical bacterium. |
| exosporium | the outermost layer of spores of certain bacilli. |
| gonococcoid | having the shape of a gonococcus. |
| gonococcus | the bacterium that causes gonorrhoea. |
| klebsiella | a genus of gram-negative rodlike bacteria. |
| lactobacillus | any of a genus of bacteria that produce lactic acid. |
| legionella | a bacterium of the genus Legionella, esp one that causes legionnaires' disease. |
| listeria | any bacterium of the genus Listeria, a widespread pathogen of people and animals. |
| listerial | relating to listeria. |
| meningococcal | of or relating to the bacterium meningococcus. |
| meningococcic | of or relating to the bacterium meningococcus. |
| meningococcus | a bacterium involved in cerebrospinal fever and meningitis. |
| micrococcal | of or like a micrococcus. |
| micrococcus | a small spherical bacterium. |
| monotrichic | of bacteria, having a single flagellum. |
| monotrichous | of bacteria, having a single flagellum. |
| mycobacterial | relating to mycobacteria. |
| nitrobacterium | a bacterium that convert ammonium compounds into nitrites, and esp those that convert nitrites into nitrates. |
| pasteurella | a small rodlike bacterium of the genus Pasteurella. |
| peritrich | a bacterium bearing a ring of cilia around the body. |
| phage | (Short for) a bacteriophage, a bacterium that eats other bacteria. |
| pneumobacillus | a rod-shaped bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract and which causes pneumonia. |
| pneumococcal | of or like a pneumococcus, a bacterium that causes an acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung. |
| pneumococcus | a bacterium that causes an acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung. |
| prototroph | a bacterium feeding only on inorganic matter. |
| pseudomonas | any of a genus of rodlike bacteria, many of which cause disease in plants or animals. |
| rickettsia | a genus of bacteria that cause typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. |
| rhizobial | relating to a rhizobium, a bacterium important in nitrogen fixation in leguminous plants. |
| rhizobium | a bacterium important in nitrogen fixation in leguminous plants. |
| salmonella | a genus of rodlike bacteria, associated with poisoning by contaminated food. |
| sarcina | a type of bacterium. |
| shigella | (Lat.) a rod-shaped bacterium that causes bacillary dysentery. |
| spirillar | of or like a spirillum, a rod-shaped bacterium. |
| spirillum | any rigid, spiral-shaped bacterium of the genus Spirillum. |
| spirulina | any filamentous cyanobacterium of the genus Spirulina. |
| staph | (Short for) staphylococcus. |
| staphylococcal | relating to staphylococci. |
| staphylococcic | relating to staphylococci. |
| staphylococcus | a bacteria causing infection in wounds etc. |
| streptobacillus | any of a genus of rodshaped bacteria in which the individual cells are often joined in a chain. |
| streptococcal | relating to streptococci. |
| streptococcic | relating to streptococci. |
| streptococcus | any of a genus bacteria forming bent chains. |
| superbug | a strain of bacteria resistant to antibiotics. |
| thiobacillus | any of several rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from the oxidation of sulphur or sulphur compounds. |
| thiophil | of bacteria, having an affinity for sulphur. |
| treponema | a kind of bacterium, a spirochaete, that causes syphilis. |
| treponemal | of or like a treponema, a kind of bacterium. |
| treponematous | of or like a treponema, a kind of bacterium, a spirochaete, that causes syphilis. |
| treponeme | a kind of bacterium, a spirochaete, that causes syphilis. |
| trichobacteria | filamentous bacteria. |
| vibrio | a genus of motile bacteria characterized by short, slightly sinuous filaments and an undulatory motion. |
| vibrioid | of or like a vibrio, a genus of rod-shaped motile bacteria. |
| vibrion | a genus of motile bacteria characterized by short, slightly sinuous filaments and an undulatory motion. |
| vibrionic | of or like a vibrio, a genus of motile bacteria. |
| yersinia | a bacterium spread by birds and animals, causing plague. |
| zooglea | (Lat.) a mucilaginous mass of bacteria embedded in slimy material derived from swollen cell walls. |
| zoogleal | of or like a zooglea, a mucilaginous mass of bacteria embedded in slimy material derived from swollen cell walls. |
| zoogloea | (Lat.) a mucilaginous mass of bacteria embedded in slimy material derived from swollen cell walls. |
| zoogloeal | of or like a zoogloea, a mucilaginous mass of bacteria. |
| zoogloeic | of or like a zoogloea, a mucilaginous mass of bacteria. |
| zoogloeoid | of or like a zoogloea, a mucilaginous mass of bacteria. |