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microbe
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mi·crobe  (mkrb)
n.
A minute life form; a microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease. Not in technical use.

[French : Greek mkro-, micro- + Greek bios, life; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]

mi·crobi·al (m-krb-l), mi·crobic (-krbk) adj.

microbe
Noun
any microscopic organism, esp. a disease-causing bacterium [micro- + Greek bios life]
microbial
microbic adj

microbe  (mkrb)
A microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease. See Note at germ.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.microbemicrobe - a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
micro-organism, microorganism - any organism of microscopic size

microbe
Translations
microbe [ˈmaɪkrəub] nmicrobio

microbe [ˈmaɪkrəub] nmicrobe m

microbe [ˈmaɪkrəub] nMikrobe f

microbe [ˈmaɪkrəub] nmicrobio

microbe
n microbe [ˈmaikrəub]
a very tiny living thing invisible to the naked eye, especially a germ causing disease. mikrobe مِكروب، جُرْثومَه микроб mikrob mikrobe die Mikrobe μικρόβιο microbio mikroob میکروب mikrobi microbe חַיידַק सूक्ष्म कीटाणु mikrob mikroba mikroba örveira microbo 微生物 세균 mikrobas mikrobs mikrob microbe mikrobe, bakterie mikrob micróbio microb микроб mikrób mikrob mikrob mikrob จุลินทรีย์ mikrop 微生物, 細菌 мікроб خرد حیویہ vi khuẩn 微生物,


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