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mi⋅cro⋅bi⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

  [mahy-kroh-bahy-ol-uh-jee]
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–noun
the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic organisms.
Origin:
1885–90; micro- + biology

Related forms:
mi⋅cro⋅bi⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [mahy-kroh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuhl] , 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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mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy   (mī'krō-bī-ŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms and their effects on other living organisms.
mi'cro·bi'o·log'i·cal (-bī'ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl), mi'cro·bi'o·log'ic adj., mi'cro·bi'o·log'i·cal·ly adv., mi'cro·bi·ol'o·gist n.
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Word Origin & History

microbiology 
1885 (implied in microbiologist), coined in Eng. from micro- + biology.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gist
Pronunciation: "mI-krO-bI-'äl-&-j&st
Function: noun
: a specialist inmicrobiology

Main Entry: mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: "mI-krO-bI-'äl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: a branch of biology dealing especially with microscopic forms of life (as bacteria, protozoans, viruses, and fungi) —mi·cro·bi·o·log·i·cal /'mI-krO-"bI-&-'läj-i-k&l/ also mi·cro·bi·o·log·ic /-'läj-ik/ adjective —mi·cro·bi·o·log·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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microbiology mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy (mī'krō-bī-ŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms and their effects on other living organisms.

mi'cro·bi'o·log'ic (-ə-lŏg'ĭk) adj.
mi'cro·bi·ol'o·gist n.

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