microbe

mi·crobe

 (mī′krōb′)

n.

A minute life form; a microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease. Not in technical use.

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[French : Greek mīkro-, micro- + Greek bios, life; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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mi·cro′bi·al (mī-krō′bē-əl), mi·cro′bic (-krō′bĭk) adj.

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microbe

(ˈmaɪkrəʊb)

n

(Microbiology) any microscopic organism, esp a disease-causing bacterium

[C19: from French, from micro- + Greek bios life]

miˈcrobial, miˈcrobic, miˈcrobian adj

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mi•crobe

(ˈmaɪ kroʊb)

n.

a microorganism, esp. a disease-causing bacterium.

[1880–85; < French < Greek mīkro- micro- + bíos life]

mi′crobe•less, adj.

mi•cro′bi•al, mi•cro′bic, mi•cro′bi•an, adj.

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mi·crobe

(mī′krōb′)

A microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease. See Note at germ.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

microbe - a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use germ, bug microorganism, micro-organism - any organism of microscopic size

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microbe

noun microorganism, virus, bug (informal), germ, bacterium, bacillus The microbe that poisoned them had got into dental equipment.

Related words
fear bacilliphobia

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microbe

noun

A minute organism usually producing disease:

bug, germ, microorganism.

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Translations

مِكروب، جُرْثومَه

mikrob

mikrobe

Mikrobe

μικρόβιο

mikrobo

microbio

میکرب‌

microbe

mikrob

mikroba

microbio

mikroba

örveira

microbo

微生物

mikrobs

микроб

mikrob

mikrop

微生物细菌

microbe

[ˈmaɪkrəʊb] N → microbio m

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microbe

[ˈmaɪkrəʊb] n → microbe m

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microbe

n → Mikrobe f

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microbe

[ˈmaɪkrəʊb] n → microbio, microbo

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microbe

(ˈmaikrəub) noun

a very tiny living thing invisible to the naked eye, especially a germ causing disease. mikrobe مِكروب، جُرْثومَه микроб micróbio mikrob die Mikrobe mikrobe μικρόβιοmicrobio mikroob میکروب mikrobi microbeחיידק सूक्ष्म कीटाणु mikrob mikroba mikroba örveira microbo 微生物 미생물 mikrobas mikrobs mikrob microbemikrobe, bakterie mikrob ميكروب micróbio microb микроб mikrób mikrob mikrob mikrob จุลินทรีย์ mikrop 微生物 (尤指病菌) мікроб خرد حیویہ vi khuẩn 微生物，细菌

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mi·crobe

n. microbio, microorganismo, organismo diminuto.

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microbe

n microbio

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