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microorganism

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

microorganism From the web:

  • what microorganism causes malaria
  • what microorganisms are capable of producing disease
  • what microorganism causes strep throat
  • what microorganism causes the common cold
  • what microorganism causes ringworm
  • what microorganism causes tuberculosis
  • what microorganism causes athlete's foot
  • what microorganisms are harmful


phytoalexin

English

Etymology

From phyto- +? alexin.

Noun

phytoalexin (plural phytoalexins)

  1. (medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms

phytoalexin From the web:

  • what makes phytoalexins
  • what do phytoalexins do
  • what is phytoalexin compound
  • what is phytoalexin definition
  • what is stilbene phytoalexins
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