microbe
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kroʊb noun
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
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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microbe (ˈmaɪkrəʊb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| any microscopic organism, esp a disease-causing bacterium | |
| [C19: from French, from | |
| mi'crobial | |
| —adj | |
| mi'crobic | |
| —adj | |
| mi'crobian | |
| —adj | |
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Microbe
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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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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.
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Science Dictionary
| microbe (mī'krōb') Pronunciation Key
A microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease. See Note at germ. |
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Example sentences
In the case of bacteria, the polymer seems to work by gouging holes in a microbe's cell wall and spilling out its contents.
It is a microbe that can withstand an incredible range of conditions.
In a scalding spring, one species of microbe is becoming two.
The microbe becomes locked in a sugar-feasting feedback loop.
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