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bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy
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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