microbial
/maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, relating to, or caused by microbes or microorganisms.
Example Sentences
- "The close analogies between DNA-containing eukaryotic cell organelles and microbial symbionts require revision of classic cell theory, wrote Scwemmler and Schenk (1980) on introducing the field of endocytobiology."
- "Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction."
- "This type of bio-inspired material utilizes microbial calcite precipitation to heal cracks that develop autonomously, thereby enhancing the material’s durability and reducing maintenance costs."
- "As I say, one must not blame the Christians too much for all this - partly because, after the communal periods which I have just mentioned, Christianity was evidently deeply influenced by the rise of Commercialism to which during the last two centuries it has so carefully and piously adapted itself; and partly because - if our view is anywhere near right - this microbial injection of self-consciousness was just the necessary work which (in conjunction with commercialism) it had to perform."
Etymology
Etymology tree English microbe Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English microbial From microbe + -ial.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/
- British English: /maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl/