microbe
Any microorganism; especially, a harmful bacteriumAny microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium.
» What's the difference between microbes and bacteria?
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Mikroben und Bakterien?
В чём отличие между микробами и бактериями?
Чем микробы отличаются от бактерий?
Meaning
1 sensesAny microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium.
Mikrobe
микро́бmikrób
мікро́бmikrób
- a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
Examples
18 sentencesWhat's the difference between microbes and bacteria?
ruВ чём отличие между микробами и бактериями?
deWas ist der Unterschied zwischen Mikroben und Bakterien?
The man is also a stubborn microbe.
The ground is alive, full of microbes and nutrients.
You boil water to kill all the microbes in it.
ruВоду кипятят, чтобы убить в ней всех микробов.
Life is a gift God gave to the first microbes.
deDas Leben ist ein Geschenk Gottes an die ersten Mikroben.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos,Borrowed from French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”). By surface analysis, micro- + -obe.
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