microorganism
/ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.32 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
Example Sentences
- "The cud is then reswallowed by the ruminant and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen."
- "Bacillus anthracis: from the first up to the sixth day, this microorganism was isolatable, or in other words still alive."
- "The differences in biofilm penetration patterns of both tested photosensitisers and the light source could have played an important role for the survival of microorganisms after the application of aPDT. In a recent own study, we showed that the deepest layers of the oral biofilm were not affected by the aPDT [4 ]."
Etymology
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der. Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor. Latin organumder. Old French organebor. Middle English organe English organ Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English organism English microorganism From micro- + organism.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/
- British English: /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/