different between microbe vs microbicide

English

Etymology

From French microbe, from Ancient Greek ?????? (mikrós, “small”) and ???? (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ma?k?o?b/

Noun

microbe (plural microbes)

1. (microbiology) Any microorganism, but especially a harmful bacterium.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:microorganism

Related terms

• microorganism

Translations

Anagrams

• Crombie

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French microbe, from Ancient Greek ?????? (mikrós, “small”) and ???? (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mi?kro?.b?/
• Hyphenation: mi?cro?be

Noun

microbe f (plural microben or microbes, diminutive microbetje n)

1. (microbiology) microbe

Derived terms

• microbisch

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (mikrós, “small”) and ???? (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.k??b/

Noun

microbe m (plural microbes)

1. (microbiology) microbe

Further reading

• “microbe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

microbe +? -cide

Noun

microbicide (plural microbicides)

1. Any substance that is harmful to and kills microorganisms.

Derived terms

• microbicidal

Related terms

• microbe

Translations

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ide

Adjective

microbicide

1. feminine plural of microbicida