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Definitions

amoebic

[uh-mee-bik] / əˈmi bɪk /
ADJECTIVE
organic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
biological nuclear
STRONG
anatomical constitutional essential fundamental integral living necessary original primary prime primitive principal
WEAK
animate basal biotic cellular elemental inherent innate live plasmic structural vital
Antonyms
STRONG
accessory auxiliary extra inessential minor secondary trivial unimportant unnecessary
WEAK
inorganic man-made unnatural

Example Sentences

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Mottled green daubs represent grass; lounging amoebic growths stand in for rocks, perhaps mountain peaks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Certain Acanthamoeba species can cause serious illnesses, including amoebic encephalitis.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

Currently, a clinician must suspect an amoebic infection in the first place and then order a specific PCR test.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 2, 2023

Disjointed and tentative against North Carolina's amoebic zone, the Wildcats shot 3 of 14, had four turnovers and didn't score over the final 5:19 of the first quarter.

From Fox News • Mar. 22, 2022

The first time he'd gone as an infant he’d nearly died of amoebic dysentery.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.