microbe
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- microbeless adjective
- microbial adjective
- microbian adjective
- microbic adjective
- nonmicrobic adjective
- unmicrobial adjective
- unmicrobic adjective
Etymology
Origin of microbe
1880–85; < French < Greek mīkro- micro- + bíos life
Example Sentences
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Scientists say ancient microbes, or traces of them, could be locked inside Martian ice deposits, preserved for tens of millions of years.
From Science Daily
Substances produced by these microbes appear to play an important role in the health benefits linked to oats.
From Science Daily
The inner core of solid tumors is made up of dead cells and lacks oxygen, creating the perfect conditions for this microbe to multiply and spread.
From Science Daily
By analyzing its antibiotic resistance profile, they discovered that this ancient microbe may help scientists better understand how antibiotic resistance develops and spreads naturally.
From Science Daily
"At the same time, wetter and low-oxygen conditions can increase methane, since the microbes that produce methane thrive when there is almost no oxygen in the soil."
From Science Daily
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