microbe
English
Etymology
From French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmaɪkɹoʊb/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪkɹoʊb
Noun
microbe (plural microbes)
- (microbiology) Any microorganism, but especially a harmful bacterium.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:microorganism
Derived terms
- nanobe
Related terms
- microorganism
Translations
microorganism
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Anagrams
- Crombie
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmiˈkroː.bə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mi‧cro‧be
Noun
microbe f (plural microben or microbes, diminutive microbetje n)
- (microbiology) microbe
Derived terms
- microbisch
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.kʁɔb/
audio (file)
Noun
microbe m (plural microbes)
- (microbiology) microbe
Further reading
- “microbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.