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mi·crobe
 microbe
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- pronunciation:
- maI
krob
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
any microscopic life form, esp. considered as a cause of infection or disease.
- synonyms:
- bacillus, bacterium, germ, microorganism
- similar words:
- bug, coccus, pathogen, protozoan, spirochete, virus
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adjective + (n.)microbe
aerobic,
airborne,
anaerobic,
ancient,
beneficial,
dangerous,
deadly,
engineered,
free-living,
freshwater,
functional,
genetic,
harmful,
harmless,
indigenous,
infectious,
invading,
invisible,
lethal,
living,
marine,
numerous,
organic,
pathogenic,
resistant,
susceptible,
terrestrial,
thriving,
tiny,
toxic,
uncultured,
valuable,
viable
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verb + (n.)microbe
analyze,
breed,
contain,
destroy,
detect,
discover,
eliminate,
expose,
harbor,
identify,
inactivate,
isolate,
kill,
reproduce,
search,
seed,
suspect,
sustain,
test,
theorize,
wipe
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(n.)microbe
+ verb
boost,
cause,
churn,
colonize,
consume,
contaminate,
convert,
decompose,
degrade,
eat,
engineer,
evolve,
extract,
feed,
ferment,
generate,
hitch,
infect,
manufacture,
produce,
secrete,
survive,
thrive,
transform,
withstand
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noun + (n.)microbe
acid,
colony,
compound,
contamination,
depth,
discovery,
diversity,
enzyme,
fermentation,
fraction,
gut,
habitat,
insect,
interaction,
material,
moisture,
nitrogen,
nutrient,
planet,
presence,
quantity,
scientist,
sediment,
soil,
species,
spread,
stomach,
strain,
surface,
tuberculosis
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| derivation: |
microbial (adj.) |
The word microbe
contains the following parts:
micro-
Greek
prefix
that means small
  Example words:
microbe, microbiology, microcephaly, microclimate, micrococcus, microcosm, microelectronics, microevolution, microfiche, microfilm, microgram, micrograph, micrometer, micron, micronucleus, micronutrient, microorganism, microphone, microphotograph, microprocessor, microscope, microscopic, microsurgery, microwave, millimicron, photomicrograph, submicroscopic
- synonyms:
- min
- antonyms:
- magn, magna, magni, maxi, mega, megal, megalo, -megaly, macro-
bio, bi, -be
Greek
root
that means life, living, living things
Example words:
abiogenesis, abiotic, aerobatics, aerobe, aerobic, aerobics, aerobiology, agrobiology, amphibian, amphibious, anabiosis, anaerobe, anaerobic, antibiosis, autobiography, bioastronautics, biochemistry, biocide, biodegradable, bioengineering, biofeedback, biogeography, biography, biohazard, biological, biology, bioluminescence, biomass, biomedicine, biometrics, bionics, biophysics, biopsy, biorhythm, biosphere, biotic, biotin, exobiology, macrobiotics, microbe, microbiology, molecular biology, parabiosis, psychobiology, radiobiology, sociobiology, symbiosis
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