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bacterise

bacterise is the alternative spelling of bacterize.

Meaning of bacterize

Verb

bacterize (third-person singular simple present bacterizes, present participle bacterizing, simple past and past participle bacterized)

  1. (transitive) To treat with bacteria.
    • An analysis was made of the mixture of active bacterized peat and soil at the commencement of incubation as well as at the end.1915, New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, volume 9, page 23

Forms of bacterise

third-person singular presentbacterises
present participlebacterising
past participlebacterised
pastbacterised

Questions about bacterise

What is bacterise the alternative spelling of?
Bacterise is the alternative spelling of bacterize.

Words near bacterise in the dictionary

  1. bacterioviruses
  2. bacteriovore
  3. bacteriovores
  4. bacteriovorous
  5. bacteriovory
  6. bacterise
  7. bacterised
  8. bacterises
  9. bacterising
  10. bacteristatic
  11. bacteritic

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