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rickettsial

rickettsial adjective: relating to rickettsia.

Adjective

rickettsial (not comparable)

  1. Relating to rickettsia.

Origin of rickettsial

From rickettsia + -al.

Words formed from rickettsial

Questions about rickettsial

What does rickettsial mean?
Rickettsial means relating to rickettsia.
What part of speech is rickettsial?
Rickettsial is an adjective.

Words near rickettsial in the dictionary

  1. rickettsemic
  2. rickettsia
  3. rickettsiae
  4. rickettsiaemic
  5. rickettsiaes
  6. rickettsial
  7. rickettsialpox
  8. rickettsias
  9. rickettsiemia
  10. rickettsiemic
  11. rickettsiological

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