Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intrabacterial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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

Meaning

adj

Within a bacterium.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- 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 intrabacterial From intra- + bacterial.

Questions

What does intrabacterial mean?
Within a bacterium.
Where does intrabacterial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- 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 intrabacterial From intra- + bacterial.

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