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microbe

[ mahy-krohb ]

noun

  1. a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.


microbe

/ ˈ³¾²¹Éª°ì°ùəʊ²ú /

noun

  1. any microscopic organism, esp a disease-causing bacterium
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microbe

/ ³¾Ä«â€²°ì°ùŲú′ /

  1. A microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease.
  2. See Note at germ
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Derived Forms

  • ³¾¾±Ëˆ³¦°ù´Ç²ú¾±²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾¾±î€ƒc°ù´Ç²ú±ð·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ³¾¾±Â·³¦°ù´Çb¾±Â·²¹±ô ³¾¾±Â·³¦°ù´Çb¾±³¦ ³¾¾±Â·³¦°ù´Çb¾±Â·²¹²Ô adjective
  • non³¾¾±Â·³¦°ù´Çb¾±³¦ adjective
  • un³¾¾±Â·³¦°ù´Çb¾±Â·²¹±ô adjective
  • un³¾¾±Â·³¦°ù´Çb¾±³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of microbe1

1880–85; < French < Greek ³¾Ä«kro- micro- + ²úí´Ç²õ life
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of microbe1

C19: from French, from micro- + Greek bios life
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Memory B cells manufacture the right antibodies quickly when a familiar microbe appears.

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Oh, we talked family, too, as well as friends, food and, yes, our apocalyptic reckoning with microbes.

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So scientists have been running experiments monitoring how microbes degrade biochar over a few years in soil, then extrapolating that over longer time scales.

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A small but growing number of producers in Canada are now selling this maple water in bottles or cartons, after first giving it a filter and pasteurisation to kill off any microbes.

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The microbes multiply as they consume the hydrogen, the carbon dioxide, and a few additional nutrients, such as calcium and phosphorous.

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