Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interbacterial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-bac-te-ri-al
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between bacteria (individuals, strains or species).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English -al English bacterial English interbacterial From inter- + bacterial.

Questions

What does interbacterial mean?
Between bacteria (individuals, strains or species).
Where does interbacterial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English -al English bacterial English interbacterial From inter- + bacterial.

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