Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Of, relating to, or caused by microbes or microorganisms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Small; tiny; minuscule.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A microbe or bacterium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or involving or caused by or being microbes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: microbic
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History
Etymology tree English microbe Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English microbial From microbe + -ial.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
