microbe
English
editEtymology
editFrom French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).
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editNoun
editmicrobe (plural microbes)
- (microbiology) Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium.
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edit- See also Thesaurus:microorganism
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editDutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmicrobe f (plural microben or microbes, diminutive microbetje n)
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editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmicrobe m (plural microbes)
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “microbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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