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| Main Entry: |
bacteria
 [bak-teer-ee-uh] 
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| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | microorganism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | germ |
| Synonyms: | bacterium, bug*, disease, disease-causing agent, microbe, parasite, pathogen, plague, virus |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- No single pathogen seems wholly responsible for the disease, they've found.
- Because people have the same immune system gene, in theory a similar step could create a pathogen deadly to people.
- Despite this, there is no federal requirement for grinders to test their ingredients for the pathogen.
| Main Entry: | virus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bacterium, bug |
| Synonyms: | ailment, bacillus, disease, germ, illness, infection, microbe, microorganism, pathogen, sickness |
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