Definition of Microbes

1. Noun. (plural of microbe) ¹

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Definition of Microbes

1. microbe [n] - See also: microbe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Microbes

microbar
microbarn
microbarns
microbarograph
microbarographs
microbars
microbat
microbe
microbead
microbeads
microbeam
microbeams
microbenchmark
microbenchmarks
microbenthos
microbes (current term)
microbial
microbial RNase II
microbial collagenase
microbial genetics
microbial herbicides
microbial mining
microbial sensitivity tests
microbial vitamin
microbially
microbian
microbic
microbicidal
microbicide

Literary usage of Microbes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Insects and disease: A Popular Account of the Way in which Insects May by Rennie Wilbur Doane (1910)
"microbes in the carpet, microbes in the wall, microbes in the vestibule, ... microbes on my money, microbes in my hair, microbes on my meat and bread, ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"Without microbes, milk would not curdle, cheese and vinegar would be unknown; ... We are so accustomed to associate the word ' microbes ' with the most ..."

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