bacterize

verb

bac·te·rize ˈbak-tə-ˌrīz

bacterized; bacterizing

transitive verb

: to subject to bacterial action

bacterization

ˌbak-tə-rə-ˈzā-shən

noun

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1914, in the meaning defined above

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bacterize

transitive verb

bac·te·rize

variants or British bacterise

ˈbak-tə-ˌrīz

bacterized or British bacterised; bacterizing or British bacterising

: to subject to bacterial action

bacterization noun

or British bacterisation

ˌbak-tə-rə-ˈzā-shən

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