- a variation of amebic.
amoebic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Mottled green daubs represent grass; lounging amoebic growths stand in for rocks, perhaps mountain peaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Certain Acanthamoeba species can cause serious illnesses, including amoebic encephalitis.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026
“It’s the best that I ever remember seeing with Balamuthia,” says Dennis Kyle, a cell biologist at the University of Georgia, Athens, who studies amoebic diseases.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 2, 2023
Disjointed and tentative against North Carolina's amoebic zone, the Wildcats shot 3 of 14, had four turnovers and didn't score over the final 5:19 of the first quarter.
From Fox News ● Mar. 22, 2022
The water in my glass has to be swimming with microbes, judging by the children’s skinny limbs and swollen bellies, signs of amoebic infections.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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