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How to pronounce bacterial in British English

“bacterial” pronunciation by British speakers

Listen to bacterial the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“bacterial” in real sentences — British speakers

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  1. the issues around ticks and the associated bacterial infection of Lyme disease.

    The Scottish Parliament

  2. in my constituency only nine years old developed a bacterial infection just before Christmas but thereafter

    UK Parliament

  3. fight against the bacterial disease bovine tuberculosis, which costs the country millions of pounds every year.

    The Scottish Parliament

Words that sound like “bacterial”

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