mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy (m  kr -b- l  -j )n. The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms and their effects on other living organisms. mi cro·bio·logi·cal (-b-lj -kl), micro·bio·logic adj.mi cro·bio·logi·cal·ly adv.mi cro·bi·olo·gist n. |
microbiology [ˌmaɪkrəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the branch of biology involving the study of microorganisms
microbiological [ˌmaɪkrəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl], microbiologic adj
microbiologically adv
microbiologist n
| microbiology (mkr-b-l-j) The scientific study of microorganisms. |
microbiology
the branch of biology that studies microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and pathogenic protozoa. — microbiologist, n.
See also: Bacteria
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| Noun | 1. |  microbiology - the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humansbacteria, bacterium - (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms colony - (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell prion - (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system virino - (microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins exacting, fastidious - having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements" unfastidious - not exacting in nutritional requirements |
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