MSN home
Mail
My MSN
encarta
greeting cards
encarta
®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
mick
mickery
mickey
Mickey Finn
mickle
Micmac
miconazole
micro
micro-
micro-electromechanical system
micro goal
micro-hedge
micro-miniskirt
micro scooter
microaerophile
microalga
microampere
Also available:
World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français
microbe
mi·crobe
[
m krb
]
(
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)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
MSN Privacy
Legal
Advertise
Feedback
Help
© 2009 Microsoft
mi·cro·bi·al [ mī krṓbee əl ] adjective
