microbe
[ mahy-krohb ]
/ ˈmaɪ kroʊb /
noun
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
Origin of microbe
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Example sentences from the Web for microbial
With these microbial systems in the Pilbara, you can see these things in the field and under the microscope.
Particular scientific interest has been focused on bacterial (and other microbial) diversity in our intestines.
My research forced me to look at human societies from a microbial point of view, and they looked remarkably fragile.
Pasteur's discovery of the microbial cause of puerperal fever has in itself enormously reduced the deaths of women in child-birth.
The Pros and Cons of Vivisection |Charles Richet
British Dictionary definitions for microbial
microbe
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊb) /
noun
any microscopic organism, esp a disease-causing bacterium
Derived forms of microbe
microbial, microbic or rare microbian, adjectiveWord Origin for microbe
C19: from French, from
micro- + Greek
bios life
Medical definitions for microbial
microbe
[ mī′krōb′ ]
n.
A microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease; a minute life form. No longer in technical use.
Other words from microbe
mi•cro′bi•al (mī-krō′bē-əl) adj.Scientific definitions for microbial
microbe
[ mī′krōb′ ]
A microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease. See Note at germ.