noun
Meaning 1
A biologist whose speciality is microbiology.
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noun
A biologist whose speciality is microbiology.
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noun
a specialist in microbiology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: biologist, life scientist
Narrower terms: virologist, Sabin, Albert Sabin, Albert Bruce Sabin
History
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English biologist English microbiologist From micro- + biologist.
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