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bacterin.

A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbæk.tə.ɹɪn/
  1. A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English bacterin From bacteria + -in.

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