bacterize

[ bak-tuh-rahyz ]
/ ˈbæk təˌraɪz /

verb (used with object), bac·te·rized, bac·te·riz·ing.

to change in composition by means of bacteria.
Also especially British, bac·te·rise.

Origin of bacterize

First recorded in 1910–15; bacter- + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM bacterize

bac·te·ri·za·tion, noun

Words nearby bacterize

bacteriostasis, bacteriostat, bacteriotoxin, bacterium, bacteriuria, bacterize, bacteroid, bacteroides, bacteroides capillosus, bacteroides disiens, bacteroides fragilis