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germen

UK/ˈdʒɜː.mən/US/ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/

germen noun: the basic form of an organism; the seed or germ.

Noun

germen (plural germens or germina)

  1. The basic form of an organism; the seed or germ.

germen meaning in Tamil

germen in Tamil

முகிழம்

Forms of germen

pluralgermens
pluralgermina

Origin of germen

From Latin germen (“germ, seed”). Doublet of germ.

Words that rhyme with germen

Questions about germen

What does germen mean?
Germen means the basic form of an organism; the seed or germ.
What is germen in Tamil?
Germen in Tamil is முகிழம். See Germen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is germen?
Germen is a noun.
How do you pronounce germen?
Germen is pronounced /ˈdʒɜː.mən/ (UK).
What is the plural of germen?
The plural of germen is germens.

Words near germen in the dictionary

  1. germband
  2. germbands
  3. germectomies
  4. germectomy
  5. germed
  6. germen
  7. germens
  8. Germer
  9. Germers
  10. germicidal
  11. germicidally

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Adapted from Wiktionary: germen (page history and authors); germen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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