"abacterial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌeɪ.bækˈtɪəɹ.i.əl/ [General-American] Forms: more abacterial [comparative], most abacterial [superlative]
Etymology: a- (“without”) + bacterial Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|bacterial|t1=without}} a- (“without”) + bacterial Head templates: {{en-adj}} abacterial (comparative more abacterial, superlative most abacterial)
  1. Not caused by bacteria; characterized by a lack of bacteria. Derived forms: abacterially Translations (not caused by bacteria, characterized by lack of bacteria): abacterieel (Dutch), abakteria (Esperanto), senbakteria (Esperanto), abakteriaalinen (Finnish), abacteriano (Portuguese), anfacterol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-abacterial-en-adj-~MqNQfBs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-

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