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[mahy-krohb]

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noun

a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.

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Origin:
1880–85; < French < Greek mīkro- micro- + bíos life

Related forms

mi·crobe·less, adjective

mi·cro·bi·al, mi·cro·bic, mi·cro·bi·an, adjective

non·mi·cro·bic, adjective

un·mi·cro·bi·al, adjective

un·mi·cro·bic, adjective

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Rous was cautious, hesitant to claim that the microbe causing cancer in chickens was a virus.

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Toxic strains of a common gut microbe are multiplying.

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World English Dictionary

microbe (ˈmaɪkrəʊb)

—n
	any microscopic organism, esp a disease-causing bacterium

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

mi'crobial

—*adj*

mi'crobic

—*adj*

mi'crobian

—*adj*

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

microbe

popular name for a bacterium, 1868, from Fr. microbe, "badly coined ... by Sédillot" [Weekley] from Gk. mikros "small" + bios "life" (see bio-). Incorrect use of bios; in Gk. the word would mean lit. "short-lived."

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

microbe mi·crobe (mī'krōb')
n.
A microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease; a minute life form. No longer in technical use.

mi·cro'bi·al (mī-krō'bē-əl) adj.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

microbe

(mī'krōb') Pronunciation Key
A microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease. See Note at germ.