different between microorganism vs micronism

English

Alternative forms

• micro-organism
• microörganism

Etymology

From micro- +? organism.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ma?.k??????.??n.?.z?m?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ma?.k?o?????.??n.?.z?m?/

Noun

microorganism (plural microorganisms)

1. (microbiology) An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.

Usage notes

Whether viruses are alive, and thus whether they are microorganisms (microbes), is a matter of variable ontology; the semantic field of the word microorganism is often taken to include viruses in casual or broad terms, but not always in precise terms.

Related terms

• microbe

Translations

See also

• macroorganism

Romanian

Etymology

From French microorganisme.

Noun

microorganism n (plural microorganisme)

1. microorganism

Declension

English

Noun

micronism (plural micronisms)

1. A theoretical microorganism living in the ice or under the surface of Jupiter's ice moon Europa.
2. An organism that is too small for the unaided eye to see, such as a bacterium, protist, or fungus.

See also

• microorganism
• microbe