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mi·crobe
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kroʊb
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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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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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