Plural of microbe
regular plural
The plural of microbe is microbes.
Forms of microbe
| Singular | microbe /ˈmaɪkɹəʊb/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | microbes |
| Countable | countable |
Microbes in a sentence
- We humans and other complex animals are full of microbes, gajillions of them.2015 March 13, Ben Brumfield, “You may be your germs: Microbe genes slipped into human DNA, study says”, in CNN, archived from the original...
- Yes, there are microbes everywhere and most are just fine for us, perhaps even beneficial to our microbiomes and immune systems.2019 October 7, Sandee LaMotte, “The germiest place in your home and the best way to combat those microbes”, in CNN, archived from the...
- These microbes are primarily responsible for breaking down cellulose and other carbohydrates into volatile fatty acids (VFAs).From the entry carbohydrate
- The axenization of microbes allows concentrated groups to be studied in a pure culture.From the entry axenization
- But some microbes manage to move to new organs to get inside tumors.2022 September 29, Carl Zimmer, “A New Approach to Spotting Tumors: Look for Their Microbes”, in The New York Times. From the entry chemistry
Meaning of microbe
- noun Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium.
Questions about the plural of microbe
- What is the plural of microbe?
- The plural of microbe is microbes.
- Is microbe countable?
- Microbe is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: microbe (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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