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Definition of: microbe
(mī′krōb) noun
A microscopic organism; especially, a pathogenic bacterium. Also mi·cro·bi·on (mī·krō′bē·on). [<F <Gk. mikros small + bios life]
—mi·cro′bi·al, mi·cro′bi·an, mi·cro′bic adjective
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