n, pl  -gies  1  :  a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture  2  :  bacterial life and phenomena bac*te*ri*o*log*ic or  bac*te*ri*o*log*i*cal  adj bac*te*ri*o*log*i*cal*ly adv 
 
 
 
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