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microorganism meaning
EN
[ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm̩]
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Microorganism
A microorganism (from the Greek: μικρός, mikros, "small" and ὀργανισμός, organismós,
Microorganisms are very diverse and include all the bacteria and archaea and almost all the protozoa.
Microorganisms live in every part of the biosphere, including soil, hot springs,
microorganism
Noun
PL
microorganisms
PRE
micro-
SUF
-ism
(microbiology) 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 and further digested by specialized
microorganisms
that live in the rumen.
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Used in the Middle of Sentence
In addition, plants and
microorganisms
can biomethylate Se, which can result in a loss of Se to the atmosphere.
Meaning of
microorganism
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "microorganism" is a
morpheme
, more specifically, a
prefixe
. It's also a
noun
, more specifically, a
countable noun
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Morphemes
Prefixes
Words by prefix
Words prefixed with micro-
Nouns
Countable nouns
Definiteness: Level 5
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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