microbe
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microbe
- /ˈmaɪkɹəʊb/ UK
- /ˈmaɪkɹoʊb/ US
- /ˈmaɪkɹoʊb/ Canada
- [ˈmʌɪkɹoʊb] Canada
- /ˈmɑɪkɹəʉb/ Australia
- /ˈmɑɪkɹɐʉb/ Australia
- /ˈmaɪkɹɐʉb/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”). By surface analysis, micro- + -obe.
noun microbes
- Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium. We humans and other complex animals are full of microbes, gajillions of them. People have so many that microbe cells living in our bodies outnumber our own vastly.
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noun microorganism
| Español | microbio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미생물 misaengmul |
| 日本語 | 微生物 biseibutsu |
| 中文 | 微生物 wēishēngwù |
| हिन्दी | सूक्ष्मजीव sūkṣmajīv |
| Português | micróbio |
| Français | microbe |
| Deutsch | Mikrobe |
| Italiano | microbo, microbio |
| Ελληνικά | μικροοργανισμός mikroorganismós, μικρόβιο mikróvio |
| Română | microb |
| Русский | микро́б mikrób |
| Tiếng Việt | vi trùng, vi khuẩn, vi sinh vật |
| العربية | مِيكْرُوب mīkrūb, جُرْثُوم jurṯūm |
| עברית | חַידַק haydak |
Talk about this word "microbe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/microbe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. microbe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/microbe "microbe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/microbe.Cite this
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