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germ

UK/d͡ʒɜːm/ US/d͡ʒɝm/ uncommon slang uk

noun

1.

anything that provides inspiration for later work

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2.
3.

a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

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Origin

From Middle French germe, from Latin germen (“bud, seed, embryo”). Doublet of germen.

Phrases

  • apical germ pore terms derived from germ (noun)
  • epithelial germ terms derived from germ (noun)
  • germ cell terms derived from germ (noun)
  • germ history terms derived from germ (noun)
  • germ layer terms derived from germ (noun)
  • germ plasm terms derived from germ (noun)
  • germ pore terms derived from germ (noun)
  • germ theory terms derived from germ (noun)

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