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germ
Found in thesaurus: inspiration, anatomical structure, bodily structure, structure, body structure, complex body part, micro-organism, microorganism
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germ
n.
microbe, microorganism (especially one which causes disease); sprout, bud; beginning stage in development; origin, starting point
v.
sprout, germinate
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Germ
Germ or Germs may refer to:
Science
- Germ (microorganism), informal word for a pathogen
- Germ cell
- Cereal germ, the reproductive part of a cereal grain
- Tooth germ, an aggregation of cells that eventually forms a tooth
- Germ theory of disease, which states that some diseases are caused by microorganisms
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germ
Noun
1. anything that provides inspiration for later work
(synonym) source, seed
(hypernym) inspiration
(hyponym) taproot
(derivation) evolve, germinate, develop
2. a small simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
(hypernym) structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
(derivation) shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
3. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
(synonym) microbe, bug
(hypernym) microorganism
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Germ (der)
nm.
yeast, leavening agent (used in bread and beer)
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germ
n.
bacil; zárodek
