Go to MSN Homeencarta®
HomeEncyclopediaDictionaryAtlasK-12 SuccessCollege & Grad SchoolAdult LearningQuizzesMore
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
microampere
microanalysis
microanatomy
microaneurysm
microarray
microbalance
microbar
microbarograph
microbe
microbiology
microblade
microbrew
microbrewery
microburst
microbus
microbusiness
microcap
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "microbe" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

microbe
mi·crobe [ m krb ] (plural mi·crobes)


noun 
Definition:
 
microscopic organism: a microscopic organism, especially one that transmits a disease
[Late 19th century. < French< Greek mikros "small" + bios "life"]

mi·cro·bi·al [ mī krṓbee əl ] adjective
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Englishtown: Learn English online
Also on MSN
• Project Earth: Big Ideas for Saving the Planet on the Discovery Channel
• MSN Shopping: Best books for the season
• MSN Careers: Nail that job interview
• Today's news on MSNBC
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Upgrade your Encarta experience
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft