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UK
/mˌaɪkɹəʊˈɔːɡənˌɪzəm/
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[ US /ˌmaɪkɹoʊˈɔɹɡəˌnɪzəm/ ]
[ US /ˌmaɪkɹoʊˈɔɹɡəˌnɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
- any organism of microscopic size
How To Use microorganism In A Sentence
- *Although the link between microorganisms and infection was yet to be established, the connection between pus—purulence—and sepsis, fever, and death, often arising from an abscess or wound, was well known to Bennett. The Emperor of All Maladies
- Chemists and bacteriologists verified the dangerous levels of microorganisms at all four of the city's intake points along the lakefront.
- The effects of UV on microorganisms growing under conditions prevalent during the early Precambrian Aeon are examined.
- The groundwork for analysing the human microbiome—sequencing the collective genome of all our resident microorganisms—is now done.
- The microorganism is particularly dangerous, and continues to grow in refrigerated food.
- Megakaryocytes and erythroid precursors were not apparent, and no microorganisms were identified.
- Indeed, once an STD microorganism is allowed to pass from your vagina into your reproductive tract, an acute inflammation of your cervix a condition called cervicitis can result almost immediately. Getting Pregnant
- Although the evolution of well-mixed, unicellular microorganisms has been studied extensively, the evolution of filamentous microorganisms has not.
- Composting is the controlled biological decomposition and pasteurization of organic materials under aerobic conditions — it involves the action of mesophilic microorganisms followed by thermophilic microorganisms that thrive under increased (more than 50 °C) temperature conditions and if correctly managed, can destroy disease-causing organisms, even weed seeds. Composting
- Adequate cooking, sanitary handling and preparation and hygienic processing methods are better ways to reduce illness from microorganisms in meat.