microbio
See also: micróbio
English
Noun
microbio (uncountable)
- (university slang) Abbreviation of microbiology.
Anagrams
- cimborio
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).
Noun
microbio m (plural microbi)
- (microbiology) microbe
- Synonym: microbo
Spanish
Etymology
From French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈkɾobjo/ [miˈkɾo.β̞jo]
- Rhymes: -objo
- Syllabification: mi‧cro‧bio
Noun
microbio m (plural microbios)
- (microbiology) microbe
Derived terms
- microbiano
Related terms
- microbiología
Further reading
- “microbio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014