microbe
noun
mi·crobe
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Definition of microbe
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Other Words from microbe
microbial
\ mī-ˈkrō-bē-əl
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or less commonly microbic \ mī-ˈkrō-bik
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adjective
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or less commonly microbic \ mī-ˈkrō-bik
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adjective
Examples of microbe in a Sentence
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As explained by the company’s chief technology officer, Phil Frechette, by using pressure, the company is able to push the microbes to the edges of individual droplets of milk. — Chase Purdy, Quartz, "US scientists quadrupled milk’s shelf life using Soviet technology," 8 Aug. 2019 The head of the Institute of Environmental Biotechnology at Graz University of Technology in Austria has been studying the microbes that inhabit fruit for most of her professional career. — Alice Park, Time, "Your Apple Has 100 Million Microorganisms Living On It. Should You Care?," 29 July 2019 Superbug surveillance Chief among the microbes under surveillance is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which is commonly found in hospitals and in patients who have undergone procedures involving invasive devices such as catheters. — Ranjit Devraj, Quartz India, "Superbugs have returned to haunt India’s hospitals," 23 July 2019 In seven of the samples, alongside the human DNA, geneticists found the DNA of an early form of Yersinia pestis—the plague microbe that killed roughly half of all Europeans in the 14th century. — Andrew Curry, National Geographic, "The first Europeans weren’t who you might think," 12 July 2019 Two studies in Science this week now suggest fostering the right gut microbes may help these children recover. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "Starving children often don’t recover, even when fed enough. Restoring their gut bacteria could help," 11 July 2019 In the Great Lakes — which provides drinking water for 40 million and supports a $7 billion recreational fishery — researchers know near to nothing about some of the most abundant microbes. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Daywatch: Chicago’s ‘extraordinary financial challenges,’ niece of woman killed by CTA train fatally shot and other things to know to start your day," 8 July 2019 Sure enough, the mice given Veillonella ran 13% longer than mice given the microbe that could not eat lactate. — Stephanie Demarco, latimes.com, "Marathon runners get a boost from the bacteria in their guts," 25 June 2019 This would give the researchers an idea of how the soil microbes changed over time. — Quanta Magazine, "Heat-Loving Microbes, Once Dormant, Thrive Over Decades-Old Fire," 16 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'microbe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for microbe
microbe
noun
English Language Learners Definition of microbe
: an extremely small living thing that can only be seen with a microscope
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microbe
noun
mi·crobe
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Kids Definition of microbe
: a very tiny and often harmful living thing : microorganism
microbe
noun
mi·crobe
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Medical Definition of microbe
: microorganism, germ
—used especially of pathogenic bacteria
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