La bactérie
Example: La bactérie responsable de l'infection a été identifiée rapidement.
Definition
"La bactérie" refers to a microscopic single-celled organism that can live in various environments, sometimes causing infections or diseases in humans and animals. It is often identified as the cause of infections, as in the phrase 'La bactérie responsable de l'infection a été identifiée rapidement.'
Etymology
The word "la bactérie" comes from the Greek word 'bakterion,' meaning 'small staff' or 'rod,' which describes the shape of many bacteria. It was adopted into French and other languages in the 19th century as microbiology developed. Did you know that the term was first used by a German scientist named Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg?
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"La bactérie" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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