- microbe
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary micr- + Greek bios life — more at quick Date: 1881 microorganism, germ • microbial also microbic adjective
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MICROBE — Grâce à l’invention du microscope, vers la fin du XVIIe siècle, on découvrit l’existence d’êtres vivants de très petite taille, invisibles à l’œil nu. Sujets de curiosité pendant plus de cent cinquante ans, leur étude ne fut réellement abordée… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Microbe — Mi crobe, Microbion Mi*cro bi*on, n. [NL. microbion, fr. Gr. ? little + ? life.] (Biol.) A microscopic organism; a microorganism; particularly applied to bacteria and especially to pathogenic forms; as, the microbe of fowl cholera. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
microbe — (n.) popular name for a bacterium, 1878, from Fr. microbe, badly coined ... by Sédillot [Weekley] in 1878 from Gk. mikros small (see MICA (Cf. mica)) + bios life (see BIO (Cf. bio )). It is an incorrect use of bios; in Greek the word would mean… … Etymology dictionary
microbe — microbe. = microorganism (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
microbe — *germ, bacterium, bacillus, virus … New Dictionary of Synonyms
microbe — [n] bacteria bacillus, bacterium, bug*, crud, germ, microorganism, pathogen, plague, virus; concept 306 … New thesaurus
microbe — ► NOUN ▪ a micro organism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation. DERIVATIVES microbial adjective. ORIGIN from Greek mikros small + bios life … English terms dictionary
microbe — [mī′krōb΄] n. [Fr < Gr mikro (see MICRO ) + bios, life (see BIO )] a microscopic organism; esp., any of the bacteria that cause disease; germ microbial adj. microbic … English World dictionary
Microbe — Micro organisme Bactérie Escherichia coli grossie 10 000 fois au microscope électronique … Wikipédia en Français
microbe — UK [ˈmaɪkrəʊb] / US [ˈmaɪˌkroʊb] noun [countable] Word forms microbe : singular microbe plural microbes biology a microorganism Derived word: microbial UK [maɪˈkrəʊbɪəl] / US [maɪˈkroʊbɪəl] adjective … English dictionary
Microbe — A very tiny form of life microbes include bacteria, fungi, and protozoan parasites best visualized with a microscope. The word microbe did not enter English usage until 1881. It was put together from Greek roots mikros, small + bios, life = small … Medical dictionary
