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amoebic

[uh-mee-bik] / əˈmi bɪk /


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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 water in my glass has to be swimming with microbes, judging by the children’s skinny limbs and swollen bellies, signs of amoebic infections.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau