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microbe

mic·robe

UK/ˈmaɪkɹəʊb/ US/ˈmaɪkɹoʊb/ rare

noun

1.

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

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Origin

Borrowed from French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”). By surface analysis, micro- + -obe.

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