microbial

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɪˈkɹoʊb.i.əl/

Adjective

microbial (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or caused by microbes or microorganisms.
   • 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:

     Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.

Derived terms

• antimicrobial

Translations

relating to microbes

• Catalan: microbià
• Czech: mikrobiální
• Dutch: microbieel (nl)
• French: microbien (fr)
• Galician: microbiano
• German: mikrobisch
• Greek: μικροβιακός (el) (mikroviakós)
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• Italian: microbico (it)
• Portuguese: microbial, micróbico, microbiano
• Spanish: microbiano
• Swedish: mikrobiell
• Turkish: mikrobik (tr), (medical) mikrobic, mikrobiyal

Noun

microbial (plural microbials)

1. A microbe or bacterium.

Anagrams

• mirabolic

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Portuguese

Adjective

microbial m or f (plural microbiais)

1. microbial (relating to microbes)

   Synonyms: micróbico, microbiano

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Spanish

Adjective

microbial m or f (masculine and feminine plural microbiales)

1. microbial