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microbiology

/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)bʌɪˈɒlədʒi/

microbiology noun: the branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.

Noun

microbiology (uncountable)

  1. The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.
    • Holonyms: biology, bioscience

microbiology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu

microbiology in Hindi

branch of biology dealing with microorganisms
सूक्ष्मजैविकी sūkṣmajaivikī

microbiology in Tamil

branch of biology dealing with microorganisms
நுண்ணுயிரியல் nuṇṇuyiriyal

microbiology in Bengali

branch of biology dealing with microorganisms
অণুজীব বিজ্ঞান onujib biggên

microbiology in Telugu

branch of biology dealing with microorganisms
సూక్ష్మజీవశాస్త్రము sūkṣmajīvaśāstramu
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microbiology in Malayalam
സൂക്ഷ്മജീവശാസ്ത്രം sūkṣmajīvaśāstraṁ
microbiology in Kannada
ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ಜೀವ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ sūkṣma jīva vijñāna
microbiology in Sinhala
ක්ෂුද්රජීව විද්යාව kṣudrajīwa widyāwa
microbiology in Tagalog
mikhaynayan
microbiology in Indonesian
mikrobiologi
microbiology in Persian
میکروبیولوژی mikrobiyoloži
microbiology in Thai
จุลชีววิทยา jun-lá-chii-wá-wít-tá-yaa
microbiology in Vietnamese
vi sinh vật học
microbiology in Myanmar
အဏုဇီဝဗေဒ a.nu.jiwa.beda.

Origin of microbiology

From micro- + biology.

Words formed from microbiology

Questions about microbiology

What does microbiology mean?
Microbiology means the branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.
What is microbiology in Hindi?
Microbiology in Hindi is सूक्ष्मजैविकी (sūkṣmajaivikī). See Microbiology meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is microbiology?
Microbiology is a noun.
How do you pronounce microbiology?
Microbiology is pronounced /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)bʌɪˈɒlədʒi/.

Words near microbiology in the dictionary

  1. microbiologic
  2. microbiological
  3. microbiologically
  4. microbiologist
  5. microbiologists
  6. microbiology
  7. microbiomarker
  8. microbiomarkers
  9. microbiome
  10. microbiomes
  11. microbiomial

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