'Bacterioscopic' definitions:
Definition of 'Bacterioscopic'
From: GCIDE
- Bacterioscopic \Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic\, a. (Biol.) Relating to bacterioscopy; as, a bacterioscopic examination. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bacterioscopic'
From: GCIDE
- Bacterioscopy \Bac*te`ri*os"co*py\ (b[a^]k*t[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]s"k[-o]*p[y^]), n. [Bacterium + -scopy; fr. Gr. bakth`rion, ba`ktron, a staff + skopei^n to view.] (Biol.)
- 1. The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and identification, as in the examination of polluted water. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Microscopic examination or investigation of bacteria. -- {Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic}, a. -- {*scop"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist}, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]