What does the word microbe mean?
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A minute one- celled individual, either animal or vegetable; microorganism.
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[ Greek] A very small living organism; especially, one of the Schizomycetes or Fungi. See Bacteria. Hence, Microbian, Microbic, of, pertaining to, or having the characters of a m. Microbicidal[ Latin], destroying m’s. Microbicide, an agent destroying m’s. Microbiohaemia[ Greek], the state produced by the presence of m’s in the blood. Microbiology, the science descriptive of m’s and their life-history. Microbism, ( 1) the state or condition of a m., ( 2) the state in which m’s are present or abundant.
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Usage examples for microbe
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For a long time it has been known that carbuncle has been due to a particular microbe, but it was not known how it was propagated. – White Slaves by Louis A Banks
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Man, in his conquest and use of animal life, will run the gamut, from the biggest elephant, employed as a public executioner in India, to the invisible microbe, doing a work ten thousand times more important all over the globe. – Editorials-from-the-Hearst-Newspapers by Brisbane, Arthur
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