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germlike

germlike adjective: having the characteristics of a germ.

Adjective

germlike (comparative more germlike, superlative most germlike)

  1. Having the characteristics of a germ

Forms of germlike

comparativemore germlike
superlativemost germlike
alternative formgerm-like

Origin of germlike

From germ + -like.

Questions about germlike

What does germlike mean?
Germlike means having the characteristics of a germ.
What part of speech is germlike?
Germlike is an adjective.

Words near germlike in the dictionary

  1. Germiston
  2. germlayer
  3. germlayers
  4. germless
  5. germlessness
  6. germlike
  7. germline
  8. germlineless
  9. germlines
  10. germling
  11. germlings

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