🔄 Synonyms of "Microbe"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| germnoun | A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus. |
| bugnoun | (entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”). |
| bacterianoun | (US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium. |
| microorganismnoun | (microbiology) An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium. |
| bacteriumnoun | (microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles. |
| micro-organismnoun | Alternative spelling of microorganism. [(microbiology) An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.] |
| organismnoun | (biology) A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism. |
| sporenoun | A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another. |
| microzymenoun | (biology, dated) A microorganism supposed to act like an enzyme in causing or propagating certain infectious or contagious diseases; a pathogenic bacterial organism. |
| pathogennoun | (pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus. |
| supermicrobenoun | A (typically synthetic) microbe that is resistant to many viruses |
| mycobacteriumnoun | (bacteriology) Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy. |
| microviridnoun | Any bacteriophage of the family Microviridae |
| biopathogennoun | Any biological pathogen |
| microinfectionnoun | (pathology) infection by a microorganism |
| enterobacteriumnoun | (microbiology) Any of very many gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, many of which are pathogenic. |
| infectionnoun | An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host. |
| pathogenenoun | Dated form of pathogen. [(pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.] |
| bacteridnoun | (pathology) A bacterial infection of the skin |
| bacteriotoxinnoun | Any toxin produced by a bacterium |
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