Microbe Definition

mīkrōb
microbes
noun
microbes
A microscopic organism; esp., any of the bacteria that cause disease; germ.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
microbe
Plural:
microbes

Origin of Microbe

  • French Greek mīkro- micro- Greek bios life gwei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikros, “small") and βίος (bios, “life").

    From Wiktionary

Microbe Sentence Examples

  • The danger from this source is remote, as the microbe does not form spores within the animal body.

  • The soils in which the berries were grown were also healthier, showing greater microbe growth.

  • Almost 90% of American cows contain a cancer-causing microbe called bovine leukemia virus.

  • In the majority of instances, however, no local indication could be found marking the point at which the microbe was implanted."

  • This is also caused by the presence of a microbe, of which the virus can also be attenuated, and by inoculation of this weakened virus the animal rendered immune.

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