microbe

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

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪkɹoʊb/

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microbe (plural microbes)

1. (microbiology) Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium.

• See also Thesaurus:microorganism

• Crombie

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

• IPA^(key): /ˌmiˈkroː.bə/

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• Hyphenation: mi‧cro‧be

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

1. (microbiology) microbe

• microbisch

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

• → Persian: میکروب (mikrob)
• → Romanian: microb
• → Turkish: mikrop

• “microbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.