microbiology

[ mahy-kroh-bahy-ol-uh-jee ]

noun
  1. the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic organisms.

Origin of microbiology

1
First recorded in 1885–90; micro- + biology

Other words from microbiology

  • mi·cro·bi·o·log·i·cal [mahy-kroh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌmaɪ kroʊˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, mi·cro·bi·o·log·ic, adjective
  • mi·cro·bi·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gist, noun

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How to use microbiology in a sentence

  • How such means might be found now became the anxious thought of every imaginative physician, of every working microbiologist.

British Dictionary definitions for microbiology

microbiology

/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /


noun
  1. the branch of biology involving the study of microorganisms

Derived forms of microbiology

  • microbiological (ˌmaɪkrəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or microbiologic, adjective
  • microbiologically, adverb
  • microbiologist, noun

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Scientific definitions for microbiology

microbiology

[ mī′krō-bī-ŏlə-jē ]


  1. The scientific study of microorganisms.

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