microbiologist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊ.baɪˈɒ.lə.dʒɪst/
Etymology
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English biologist English microbiologist From micro- + biologist.
Meanings
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A biologist whose speciality is microbiology.
On a tour of the cavernous and gleaming BrewDog plant in Ellon, just north of Aberdeen, Dickie happily batted around terminology – IBU, ABV, pH, haze, present gravity, headspace oxygen – with PhD-level microbiologists working in the lab.
2016 March 24, Jon Henley, “The aggressive, outrageous, infuriating (and ingenious) rise of BrewDog”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:No, because we obsessively clean it (or use paper coverings at work), said microbiologist Charles Gerba, a professor of public health, environmental science and immunology at the University of Arizona.
2019 October 7, Sandee LaMotte, “The germiest place in your home and the best way to combat those microbes”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| microbiologists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (30)
gl microbióloga (scientist specializing in microbiology) · da mikrobiolog (scientist specializing in microbiology) · pt microbióloga (scientist specializing in microbiology) · cs mikrobiolog (scientist specializing in microbiology) · cmn 微生物學家 /微生物学家 (scientist specializing in microbiology) · ja 微生物学者 (scientist specializing in microbiology) · te సూక్ష్మజీవశాస్త్రజ్ఞుడు (scientist specializing in microbiology) · et mikrobioloog (scientist specializing in microbiology) · de Mikrobiologe (scientist specializing in microbiology) · es microbiólogo (scientist specializing in microbiology) · it microbiologa (scientist specializing in microbiology) · it microbiologo (scientist specializing in microbiology) · ro microbiolog (scientist specializing in microbiology) · sv mikrobiolog (scientist specializing in microbiology) · pt microbiólogo (scientist specializing in microbiology) · nl microbiologe (scientist specializing in microbiology) · es microbióloga (scientist specializing in microbiology) · nn mikrobiolog (scientist specializing in microbiology) · gl microbiólogo (scientist specializing in microbiology) · fr microbiologiste (scientist specializing in microbiology) · ro microbiologist (scientist specializing in microbiology) · nl microbioloog (scientist specializing in microbiology) · hy մանրէաբան (scientist specializing in microbiology) · el μικροβιολόγος (scientist specializing in microbiology) · nb mikrobiolog (scientist specializing in microbiology) · ca microbiòloga (scientist specializing in microbiology) · ru микробио́лог (scientist specializing in microbiology) · de Mikrobiologin (scientist specializing in microbiology) · fi mikrobiologi (scientist specializing in microbiology) · ca microbiòleg (scientist specializing in microbiology)