microbiology 1
noundomain: thinking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
Hypernym
biology 1
noun
the science that studies living organisms
EnglishDerivationally related form
microbiologist 1
noun
a specialist in microbiology
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
fastidious 2
adjective
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
unfastidious 1
adjective
not exacting in nutritional requirements
bacteria 1
noun
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
colony 6
noun
(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
prion 1
noun
(microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
