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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbactéria
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bakˈtɛ.ɾi.ɐ/
"A bactéria foi isolada no laboratório."
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A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some which can cause disease.
"Certain types of bacteria in the gut help with the digestion of food." - 2
Microscopic single-celled organisms found virtually everywhere on Earth, essential to global ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles.
"Researchers identified a new strain of soil bacteria capable of breaking down plastic polymers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Modern Latin bacterium, coined in the 19th century from the Greek baktēria meaning 'staff' or 'cane' due to the rod-like shape of the first discovered species. It entered general scientific English in the late 1800s with the expansion of microbiology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bacterium" is said worldwide
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bactérie
Transliteration: /bak.te.ʁi/
"Certaines bactéries sont utiles pour notre santé."
Bakterie
Transliteration: /bakˈteːʁi̯ə/
"Dieses Medikament tötet schädliche Bakterien ab."
batterio
Transliteration: /batˈtɛ.rjo/
"Un batterio può causare questa infezione."
bacteria
Transliteration: /bakˈte.ɾja/
"El yogur contiene bacterias beneficiosas para la digestión."
bactéria
Transliteration: /bakˈtɛ.ɾi.ɐ/
"A bactéria foi isolada no laboratório."
बैक्टीरिया
Transliteration: baikṭīriyā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कुछ बैक्टीरिया हमारे शरीर के लिए फायदेमंद होते हैं।"
细菌
Transliteration: xìjūn
Script: 中文汉字
"抗生素可以杀死体内的有害细菌。"
박테리아
Transliteration: bakteria
Script: 한국어 한글
"김치에는 유익한 박테리아가 많이 들어 있습니다."
バクテリア
Transliteration: bakuteria
Script: 日本語
"腸内には多くのバクテリアが存在します。"
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