MICROORGANISM


Meaning of MICROORGANISM in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ' o ̇ r-g ə - ˌ ni-z ə m

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1880

: an organism (as a bacterium or protozoan) of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size

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