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Microorganism Very Common

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Microorganism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any organism of microscopic size

2

An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.

Related Terms
multimicrobial biofilm phyllosphere pseudodiphtheria pathogen axenic bioreactor microbicide elicitin coprophil biolysis auxotrophy coproculture antiseptic vibrion nitrify monoinfection flora fermentation disinfection
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organism
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
monad intestinal flora virus moneran bacteria microbe pathogen protoctist protist microflora
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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