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microbe
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
microbe
(noun)
microbe
/
ˈ
maɪˌkroʊb/
noun
plural
microbes
microbe
/
ˈ
maɪˌkroʊb/
noun
plural
microbes
Britannica Dictionary definition of MICROBE
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an extremely small living thing that can only be seen with a microscope
:
microorganism
a disease-causing
microbe
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— microbial
/maɪ
ˈ
kroʊbijəl/
adjective
microbial
life/growth/contamination
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