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microorganism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der. Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor. Latin organumder. Old French organebor. Middle English organe English organ Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English organism English microorganism From micro- + organism.

Meanings

1. An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
   • The cud is then reswallowed by the ruminant and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen.
   • The differences in biofilm penetration patterns of both tested photosensitisers and the light source could have played an important role for the survival of microorganisms after the application of aPDT. In a recent own study, we showed that the deepest layers of the oral biofilm were not affected by the aPDT [4 ]. 2015 November 7, “Antimicrobial Photoinactivation Using Visible Light Plus Water-Filtered Infrared-A (VIS + wIRA) Alters In Situ Oral Biofilms”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
   • Bacillus anthracis: from the first up to the sixth day, this microorganism was isolatable, or in other words still alive. 1957, Communicationes Veterinariae - Volumes 1-3, page 52:

Forms

Hypernyms

organism

Hyponyms

bacterium

Relateds

macroorganism

Synonyms

microorganism · microbe · microbe

Translations (59)

pl mikroorganizm (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · gl microorganismo (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · th จุลินทรีย์ (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · ms mikroorganisma (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · ka მიკროორგანიზმი (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · hi सूक्ष्मजीव (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · hy միկրոօրգանիզմ (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · fi mikro-organismi (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · lv mikroorganisms (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · vi vi khuẩn (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · io mikrobo (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · el μικροοργανισμός (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · th จุลชีพ (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · tl miktataghay (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · et mikroorganism (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · ca microorganisme (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · fa میکروارگانیسم (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · km អតិសុខុមកាយ (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · ta நுண்ணுயிர் (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · io mikroorganismo (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · tr mikroorganizma (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · te సూక్ష్మజీవి (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · pt micro-organismo (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · ja 微生物 (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · da mikroorganisme (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · fr microorganisme (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · ro microorganism (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · as বীজাণু (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · is örvera (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · eo mikroorganismo (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · es microorganismo (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · uk мікрооргані́зм (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · oc microorganisme (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · kk микроағза (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · hu mikroorganizmus (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · he מיקרואורגניזם (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · ko 미생물 (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · ar مِيكْرُوب (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · fy mikro-organisme (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · it microrganismo (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · ast microorganismu (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · id mikroorganisme (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · vi vi trùng (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · sv mikroorganism (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · cmn 微生物 (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · de Mikroorganismus (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · lo ຈຸນລະຊີບ (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · be мікрааргані́зм (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · fo smávera (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · nl micro-organisme (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · vi vi sinh vật (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · pt microrganismo (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · mi moroiti (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · nv chʼosh doo yitʼínii (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · mr सूक्ष्मजीव (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · cs mikroorganismus (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · sh mikroorganìzam (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · bg микрооргани́зъм (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) · ru микрооргани́зм (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye)