microbio

See also: micróbio

English

Noun

microbio (uncountable)

1. (university slang) Abbreviation of microbiology.

Anagrams

• cimborio

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).

Noun

microbio m (plural microbi)

1. (microbiology) microbe

   Synonym: microbo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈkɾobjo/ [miˈkɾo.β̞jo]
• Rhymes: -objo
• Syllabification: mi‧cro‧bio

Noun

microbio m (plural microbios)

1. (microbiology) microbe

Derived terms

• microbiano

 

Related terms

• microbiología

 

Further reading

• “microbio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014