microbe
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
microbe (plural microbes)
- (microbiology) Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:microorganism
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Translations[edit]
microorganism
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
microbe f (plural microben or microbes, diminutive microbetje n)
Derived terms[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
microbe m (plural microbes)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “microbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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