MICROORGANISM

microorganism, micro-organism

(noun) any organism of microscopic size

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

microorganism (plural microorganisms)

(microbiology) An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.

Source: Wiktionary


Mi`cro*ör"gan*ism, n. Etym: [Micro- + organism.] (Biol.)

Definition: Any microscopic form of life; -- particularly applied to bacteria and similar organisms, esp. such are supposed to cause infectious diseases.

Mi`cro*ör"gan*ism, n. Etym: [Micro- + organism.] (Biol.)

Definition: Any microscopic form of life; -- particularly applied to bacteria and similar organisms, esp. such are supposed to cause infectious diseases.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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