[mahy-krohb] 
| a microorganism, esp. a pathogenic bacterium. |
| mi·crobe (mī'krōb') n. A minute life form; a microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease. Not in technical use. [French : Greek mīkro-, micro- + Greek bios, life; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.] mi·cro'bi·al (mī-krō'bē-əl), mi·cro'bic (-krō'bĭk) adj. |
microbe mi·crobe (mī'krōb')
n.
A microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease; a minute life form. No longer in technical use.
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