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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
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