microbiology
the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic organisms.
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Origin of microbiology
1Other words from microbiology
- mi·cro·bi·o·log·i·cal [mahy-kroh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌmaɪ kroʊˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, mi·cro·bi·o·log·ic, adjective
- mi·cro·bi·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
- mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gist, noun
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How to use microbiology in a sentence
Agricultural soils are in a terrible state because we have repeatedly ploughed and failed to rotate crops and rest land, to feed soil microbiology.
American Agriculture Almost Ruined My Little English Farm. Now I'm Trying to Save It | James Rebanks | August 5, 2021 | TimeThe government hadn’t used the first lockdown wisely, but December was its chance to set things right, says Gagandeep Kang, a professor of microbiology at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
What went so wrong with covid in India? Everything. | Sonia Faleiro | July 5, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewFinney, originally from Delaware, graduated this May from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in microbiology.
'I Truly Did Find My Calling.' Meet the Young People Shaping Health Care's Post-Pandemic Future | Tara Law | June 10, 2021 | TimeStudies in non-medical areas of microbiology also recognized that microbes played important roles in ecosystems such as oceans, forests, or soils, according to Lita Proctor, program coordinator at the Human Microbiome Project.
The Man Who Drank Cholera and Launched the Yogurt Craze - Issue 100: Outsiders | Lina Zeldovich | May 19, 2021 | Nautilus“It does challenge dogma that was previously held,” said Samantha Dando, a lecturer in clinical microbiology at the Queensland Institute of Technology in Australia.
A Backdoor Lets the Immune System Monitor the Brain | Elena Renken | April 28, 2021 | Quanta Magazine
Eric Alm, a professor of microbiology at MIT, has an idea: use the sewers.
The Secret to Tracking Ebola, MERS, and Flu? Sewers | Wudan Yan | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGo back to Adam and Eve, or wait for that thing to come out of the ocean, or do the microbiology thing.
Keanu Reeves on ‘Man of Tai Chi,’ ‘Bill & Ted’ & ‘Point Break’ | Marlow Stern | September 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMy book has all these detours into microbiology and the science of flavor because truly amazing things are going on when you cook.
It’s the End of the World Unless We All Start Cooking | Rachel Khong | April 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut other scientists counter that basic skills in microbiology and biotechnology can get you a bioweapon.
For this reason the term pathogenic microbiology has been introduced to include all these organisms.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology | Charles Bradfield MorreyThe case is similar to that of the rotation of crops in its relation to scientific microbiology.
Twentieth Century Inventions | George SutherlandIn fact, I am assured that nothing exists which gives anything like so full a study of microbiology.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques Loeb
British Dictionary definitions for microbiology
/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /
the branch of biology involving the study of microorganisms
Derived forms of microbiology
- microbiological (ˌmaɪkrəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or microbiologic, adjective
- microbiologically, adverb
- microbiologist, noun
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Scientific definitions for microbiology
[ mī′krō-bī-ŏl′ə-jē ]
The scientific study of microorganisms.
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