Microbe Synonyms

mīkrōb
A minute organism usually producing disease
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bug
  2. germ
  3. microorganism
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. germ
  2. microorganism
  3. bacillus
  4. bacterium
  5. bacteria
  6. organism
  7. bug
  8. parasite

Words Related to Microbe

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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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