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bacteriophilous

bacteriophilous adjective: having an attraction to bacteria (typically symbiotic).

Adjective

bacteriophilous (not comparable)

  1. Having an attraction to bacteria (typically symbiotic)

Origin of bacteriophilous

From bacterio- + -philous.

Questions about bacteriophilous

What does bacteriophilous mean?
Bacteriophilous means having an attraction to bacteria (typically symbiotic).
What part of speech is bacteriophilous?
Bacteriophilous is an adjective.

Words near bacteriophilous in the dictionary

  1. bacteriophagy
  2. bacteriopheophorbide
  3. bacteriopheophorbides
  4. bacteriopheophytin
  5. bacteriopheophytins
  6. bacteriophilous
  7. bacteriophobe
  8. bacteriophobes
  9. bacteriophobia
  10. bacteriophobic
  11. bacteriophore

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