microbe
noun
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
microbic
-
a word derived from
microbe.
Example Sentences
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But the yeasts are only one group of the microbic multitude able to perform specific jobs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Spread upon the surface of the earth, these become harmless through microbic activity.
From Time Magazine Archive
He gave the deathblow to the theory of spontaneous generation of disease by the first clear statement of the modern microbic theory.
From Time Magazine Archive
It does not ignore the microbic theory of disease, grants some value to surgery, but believes the main cause of disease to lie in maladjustment.
From Time Magazine Archive
In fact, some observers hold to the microbic view of all cases of eczema.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
