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microbe Definition
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Michaelmas term ... Middle America
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microbe
noun
1.
loosely
Any micro-organism, especially a bacterium that is capable of causing disease.
Thesaurus: microorganism, germ, bacterium, bacillus, virus.
Derivative
: microbial
adj
Etymology
: 19c: French, from Greek
mikros
little +
bios
life.
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