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   mi·crobe

   /ˈmīkrōb/

   noun

   • 1. a microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation.

   Word Origin late 19th century: from French, from Greek mikros ‘small’ + bios ‘life’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. microbic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • M

     3

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     1

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