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# bacterial

«bacterial» in Mova's school dictionary: **caused by bacteria or to do with bacteria, the tiny…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (bacterial)

### meaning for a pupil

Bacterial means caused by bacteria or to do with bacteria, the tiny living things too small to see. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bacterial/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons: bacterial infections can sometimes be treated with antibiotics, viral ones cannot; microorganisms, hygiene and food safety; phrases: bacterial infection, bacterial growth, bacterial cells.

### examples

- She had a bacterial infection and needed antibiotics. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bacterial/#x1)
- Washing your hands reduces bacterial growth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bacterial/#x2)
- Leaving food out can lead to bacterial growth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bacterial/#x3)
- Scientists grew bacterial colonies on a dish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bacterial/#x4)
- Tooth decay is partly bacterial. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bacterial/#x5)

### note

Made from «bacteria» (plural of bacterium). Trap: antibiotics work on bacterial infections, not viral ones like colds. Not all bacteria are harmful; many are helpful in our gut.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bacterial» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bacterial/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.