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bacterize en · VERB

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 *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English bacterize From bacteria + -ize.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To treat with bacteria.
   • An analysis was made of the mixture of active bacterized peat and soil at the commencement of incubation as well as at the end. 1915, New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, volume 9, page 23:
   • This suspension may also be used to bacterize plants as foliar sprays. Biocontrol agents thus applied have been effective in bringing about significant suppression of several serious foliar rice diseases. 2002, Samuel S. Gnanamanickam, Biological Control of Crop Diseases, page 16:
   • We are going to bacterize about a ton of press cake and try it out on cane in the field, and see if we can notice differences. 1917, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters, volume 36:

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bacterization