| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | microorganisms |
| Synonyms: | bacilli, germs, microbes, organisms, pathogens |
| Main Entry: | microbe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bacteria |
| Synonyms: | bacillus, bacterium, bug*, crud, germ, microorganism, pathogen, plague, virus |
| Main Entry: | virus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bacterium, bug |
| Synonyms: | ailment, bacillus, disease, germ, illness, infection, microbe, microorganism, pathogen, sickness |