verb
- the process of treating or inoculating something with bacteria, or the action of causing bacterial growth or infection
Usage: technical/scientific; present participle or gerund form of bacterize
Examples
- The laboratory is bacterizing the soil samples to study microbial communities.
- Bacterizing the compost accelerates decomposition through microbial action.
- The researcher focused on bacterizing the culture medium with specific strains.
- Industrial bacterizing processes help improve fermentation in food production.