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bacteria

noun/bækˈtɪəriə/ (bak-TEER-ee-uh)Level B1
bacteria meaning picture: A child washing soapy hands under a tap at a school washbasin, bubbles all over the fingers
Picture meaning of “bacteria” — Very tiny living things, some helpful and some that cause disease.

Very tiny living things, some helpful and some that cause disease.

Bacteria are too small to see without a microscope. Some turn milk into curd; others cause illnesses like typhoid.

bacteria meaning in Hindi

जीवाणु, बैक्टीरिया: बहुत छोटे जीव, कुछ उपयोगी और कुछ बीमारी फैलाने वाले।

बैक्टीरिया इतने छोटे होते हैं कि माइक्रोस्कोप के बिना नहीं दिखते। कुछ दूध को दही बनाते हैं; कुछ टाइफ़ाइड जैसी बीमारियाँ फैलाते हैं।

Examples

  1. Wash your hands with soap before eating to get rid of harmful bacteria.हानिकारक बैक्टीरिया से छुटकारा पाने के लिए खाने से पहले साबुन से हाथ धोएँ।
  2. Tests found high levels of bacteria in drinking water supplied to the colony.जाँच में कॉलोनी को सप्लाई किए जा रहे पीने के पानी में बैक्टीरिया की भारी मात्रा पाई गई।

Synonyms & antonyms

germsmicrobesmicro-organisms

Memory trick

BACTERIA are tiny BACK-seat passengers riding on every unwashed hand.

💡 Did you know?

'Bacteria' is plural; just one is a 'bacterium'. The bacteria that turn milk into curd are helpful ones.

Word origin

From Greek baktērion 'small stick', because the first bacteria seen under microscopes were rod-shaped.

Other meanings

noun Microscopic single-celled prokaryotes without a true nucleus, found almost everywhere; kingdom Monera.

adjective Caused by or connected with bacteria.

noun a very small living thing made of a single cell, which can be harmless or cause disease

bacteria meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीजीवाणु, बैक्टीरिया: बहुत छोटे जीव, कुछ उपयोगी और कुछ बीमारी फैलाने वाले।
Arabic · العربيةبكتيريا: كائنات حية صغيرة جدًا، بعضها مفيد وبعضها يسبب المرض.
French · FrançaisBactéries : êtres vivants minuscules, certains utiles, d'autres qui causent des maladies.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaBakteri: makhluk hidup yang sangat kecil, ada yang bermanfaat dan ada yang menyebabkan penyakit.
Chinese · 中文细菌:极微小的生物,有的有益,有的会致病。

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