Microorganism

/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/

Synonyms for "microorganism" (125 found)

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Closest matches (25)

adenovirusaerobeaerobic bacteriaaerobic organismamebicamoebaanaerobeanaerobic bacteriaanaerobic organismanimalculeautotrophic organismbacillusbacteriabacteriumbeingbugcoccuscolon bacilluscreaturecrumb
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diatomdisease-producing microorganism
Noun(3 words)
bacteriasbacterium examplecontaminants

Strong matches (38)

dotdropdropletdyadechovirusenteroviruseuglenafilterable virusflagellatefleckflyspeckfungusgenetic individualgermgnatgraingram-negative bacteriagram-positive bacteriaheterotrophic organismindividual
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Noun(5 words)
estuarine microbialgermmicro-organismmicrobemicroscopic organisms
Adjective(2 words)
farm organismmicroscopic organism

Related words (62)

Determiner(2 words)
more microbesone celled organism
Noun(7 words)
pond organismprotistprotistanprotistanssingle celled organismsyeastyeasts
Adjective(2 words)
tiny organismunicellular life form

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

3 entries
beingliving thingorganism

More specific

4 entries

Collocations

6 entries
cultured microorganismenvironmental microorganismharmless microorganismisolated microorganismpathogenic microorganismviable microorganism

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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Tom succeeded in culturing the new microorganism.

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Scientists found concentrations of the microorganism that were “almost two orders of magnitude greater than any other concentration of phytoplankton ever found on the Earth,” according to Dr. Paula Bontempi, NASA’s Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry program manager.

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Kenyans have come up with a variety of methods to try to eradicate the problem plant, including breeding a microorganism that feeds on the cactus and also turning it into food for humans.

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The alien microorganism grew faster.

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