Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
bacterial .
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Examples
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Tell us really quickly who is most susceptible to bacterian (sic) illness.
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The researches of Pasteur in respect to the forms of disease in French vineyards opened a fruitful field of inquiry, and the theories of Dr. Bastian on spontaneous generation gave rise to the beautiful series of experiments by Tyndall on bacterian life.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 Various
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{178} We designate as organisms the elephant and the bacterian, only because we assume by analogy in those creatures the same conjunction of feeling and consciousness that we know to exist in ourselves.
On the Significance of Science and Art Leo Tolstoy 1869
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{178} We designate as organisms the elephant and the bacterian, only because we assume by analogy in those creatures the same conjunction of feeling and consciousness that we know to exist in ourselves.
What to Do? Leo Tolstoy 1869
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"I can't seem to get motivated to open my book and read about bacterian viruses," Luke said with a laugh.
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