microbe

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

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmaikɹoʊb/

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microbe (plural microbes)

1. (microbiology) Any microorganism, but especially a harmful bacterium.

• See also Thesaurus:microorganism

• microorganism

• Crombie

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

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• Hyphenation: mi‧cro‧be

microbe f (plural microben or microbes, diminutive microbetje n)

1. (microbiology) microbe

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

• IPA^(key): /mi.kʁɔb/

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microbe m (plural microbes)

1. (microbiology) microbe

• “microbe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).