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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To change the composition of (something) by means of bacterial action.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb to subject to the action of bacteria.
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- verb To treat with
bacteria
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb subject to the action of bacteria
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