"bacterin" meaning in English

See bacterin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbæk.tə.ɹɪn/ Forms: bacterins [plural]
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 *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English bacterin From bacteria + -in. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|bacteria|-in|text=+|tree=1}} 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 *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English bacterin [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "bactēria", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "staff, cane", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "βακτηρία", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "adjective suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐος", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ιον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc", "pos" : "diminutive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "βακτήριον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "bactērium", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bacteria", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "clip.", "keyword_label" : "Clipping of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "pertaining to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectives of materials", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-iHnos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-īnos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īnus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-in", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-in", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ine", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "clipping" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-in", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bacterin", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bacterin"> From bacteria + -in. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bacterin (plural bacterins)
  1. A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.

Inflected forms

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