microorganism
/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/US/ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/
microorganism noun: an organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
Noun
microorganism (plural microorganisms)
- An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
- The cud is then reswallowed by the ruminant and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen.
- Bacillus anthracis: from the first up to the sixth day, this microorganism was isolatable, or in other words still alive.1957, Communicationes Veterinariae - Volumes 1-3, page 52
- Synonyms:
- microbe
microorganism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
microorganism in Hindi
- an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye
- सूक्ष्मजीव sūkṣmajīv
microorganism in Tamil
- an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye
- நுண்ணுயிர் nuṇṇuyir
microorganism in Marathi
- an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye
- सूक्ष्मजीव sūkṣmajīv
microorganism in Telugu
- an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye
- సూక్ష్మజీవి sūkṣmajīvi
More languagesFewer languages
- microorganism in Gujarati
- સૂક્ષ્મજીવ sūkṣmajīv
- microorganism in Assamese
- বীজাণু bizanu
- microorganism in Tagalog
- miktataghay
- microorganism in Arabic
- مِيكْرُوب mikrūb
- microorganism in Malay
- mikroorganisma
- microorganism in Indonesian
- mikroorganisme
- microorganism in Persian
- میکروارگانیسم mikro-orgânism
- microorganism in Thai
- จุลชีพ jun-lá-chêep, จุลินทรีย์ jù-lin-sii
- microorganism in Vietnamese
- vi trùng, vi khuẩn, vi sinh vật
Examples of microorganism in a sentence
- The host response is the defense mechanism of the host against exogenous microorganisms.
- The type of microorganisms is a very important factor influencing the quality of cider.
- Such microorganisms secrete mucilaginous polysaccharide sheaths that bind soil particles more tightly.
Synonyms of microorganism
Forms of microorganism
| plural | microorganisms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | micro-organism |
| alternative form | microörganism |
Origin of microorganism
From micro- + organism.
Questions about microorganism
- What does microorganism mean?
- Microorganism means an organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
- What is microorganism in Hindi?
- Microorganism in Hindi is सूक्ष्मजीव (sūkṣmajīv). See Microorganism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is microorganism?
- Microorganism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce microorganism?
- Microorganism is pronounced /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of microorganism?
- The plural of microorganism is microorganisms.
Words near microorganism in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: microorganism (page history and authors); સૂક્ષ્મજીવ (Gujarati) (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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