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bacteriologist
noun

Divide bacteriologist into syllables:

bac · te · ri · ol · o · gist

How to pronounce bacteriologist:

Definition of bacteriologist:

bacteriologist (noun):
noun. a biologist who studies bacteria.
a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture

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