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Definition of microbe - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
disease-causingTECH. tiny organism often causing diseasesTECH.
- Some microbes can lead to infections.
2.
tiny lifeTECH. any microscopic organismTECH.
- Microbes exist everywhere, from soil to water.
Images of microbe
tiny organism often causing diseases 
any microscopic organism
Origin of microbe
Greek, mikros (small) + bios (life)
Terms with microbe included in their meaning
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microbe
product with live bacteria for health, often food or supplement
microbe
spherical bacterium forming clusters that can cause infections
microbe
bacterium used in yogurt and supporting gut health
microbe research
medical science studying bacteria related to disease
microbe
single-celled green alga found in water or used as supplement
microbe life
prokaryotic organisms in diverse habitats, important as phytoplankton
microbe
type of blue-green bacteria found in water
microbe
unicellular freshwater green algae with distinctive symmetrical shapes
microbe
unicellular aquatic organism with two flagella, part of plankton
microbe
spherical bacteria in pairs, sometimes causing diseases
microbe survival
resistant asexual spore developed inside bacteria
microbe role
organism that causes fermentation
microbe
single-celled aquatic protist with a shell and pseudopodia
microbe
bacterium causing gonorrhea, spherical, from Neisseriaceae family
microbe
minute protozoans that live as parasites in blood cells
microbe movement
protozoan with whiplike appendages
microbe group
archaebacteria found in animal intestines or sediments
microbe taxonomy
obligate parasite in Microsporidia, infecting insects, fish and other animals
microbe regulation
dna region with multiple genes controlled together by shared switches
microbe
single-celled freshwater protozoan with cilia and slipper-like shape
microbe study
picornavirus causing common colds and many upper airway illnesses
ocean science
microbe from the Roseobacter clade, including genus Roseobacter members
microbe diet
living off decaying material by taking in dissolved nutrients
microbe
single-celled organism that can cause disease in humans or animals
Examples of microbe in a sentence
Scientists study microbes to understand diseases. Scientists discovered a new microbe in the lab. A microbe can cause diseases in humans.
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- French:microbe, ...
- German:Mikrobe, ...
- Italian:microbo, ...
- Spanish:microbio, microorganismo, ...
- Portuguese:micróbio, ...
- Chinese:微生物, ...
- Japanese:微生物, 細菌, ...
- Arabic:ميكروب, ...
- Hebrew:מִיקְרוֹב, אוֹרְגָנִיזְם מִיקְרוֹסְקוֹפִי, ...
- Russian:микроб, микроорганизм, ...
- Ukrainian:мікроб, ...
- Hindi:सूक्ष्मजीव, ...
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