Microflora

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Microscopic life, especially the bacterial colonies found in the gut of normal, healthy animals and humans.

    "Deionized water was also used to avoid the influence of naturally presented microflora in tap water on the experiment."

  2. 2
    microscopic plants; bacteria are often considered to be microflora wordnet

Synonyms

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floraflora

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"Deionized water was also used to avoid the influence of naturally presented microflora in tap water on the experiment."

Etymology

From micro- + flora.

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