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- [mahy-krohb]
- /ˈmaɪ kroʊb/
- /maɪkrˈəʊbɪk/
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- [mahy-krohb]
- /ˈmaɪ kroʊb/
Definitions of microbic word
- noun microbic a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium. 1
- abbreviation MICROBIC Microbial. 1
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Origin of microbic
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < French < Greek mīkro- micro- + bíos life
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Parts of speech for Microbic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
microbic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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".
microbic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for microbic
adj microbic
- precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- infinitesimal — indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute: infinitesimal vessels in the circulatory system.
- microscopic — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
Antonyms for microbic
adj microbic
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- giant — (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- gigantic — very large; huge: a gigantic statue.
- consequential — Consequential means the same as consequent.
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