Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bacterin

/ˈbæk.tə.ɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bac-terin
IPA
/ˈbæk.tə.ɹɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English bacterin From bacteria + -in.

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce bacterin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæk.tə.ɹɪn/.
What does bacterin mean?
A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.
Where does bacterin come from?
Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English bacterin From bacteria + -in.

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