[bac.te.ri.ol.o.gy] n [ISV] (1884) 1: a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture
2: bacterial life and phenomena -- bac.te.ri.o.log.ic or bac.te.ri.o.log.i.cal adj -- bac.te.ri.o.log.i.cal.ly adv -- bac.te.ri.ol.o.gist n