Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peribacterial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
perib-ac-te-ri-al
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- 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 peribacterial From peri- + bacterial.

Questions

What does peribacterial mean?
Surrounding a bacterium
Where does peribacterial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- 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 peribacterial From peri- + bacterial.

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