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Bacterial vs Nonbacterial - What's the difference?

bacterial | nonbacterial |

As adjectives the difference between bacterial and nonbacterial

is that bacterial is (microbiology) of, relating to, or caused by bacteria while nonbacterial is not bacterial.

bacterial

English

Adjective

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  • (microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.
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    Related terms

    * bacterio-

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    nonbacterial

    English

    Adjective

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  • Not bacterial.