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micro-organism

mi·cro-or·gan·ism
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mahy-kroh awr-guh-niz-uh m]
    • /ˈmaɪ kroʊ ˈɔr gəˌnɪz əm/
    • /ˈmaɪ.krəʊ ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahy-kroh awr-guh-niz-uh m]
    • /ˈmaɪ kroʊ ˈɔr gəˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of micro-organism word

  • noun micro-organism any organism too small to be viewed by the unaided eye, as bacteria, protozoa, and some fungi and algae. 1
  • countable noun micro-organism A micro-organism is a very small living thing which you can only see if you use a microscope. 0
See all 2 definitions of micro-organism

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Origin of micro-organism

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; micro- + organism

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Parts of speech for Micro-organism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Micro-organism

micro-organism popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for micro-organism

noun micro-organism

  • microbe — a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
  • virus — an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
  • parasite — an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
  • plague — French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
  • bug — A bug is an insect or similar small creature.
All 26 Synonyms of micro-organism

Antonyms for micro-organism

noun micro-organism

  • health — the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.
Just one Antonym for micro-organism

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