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- pronunciation:
- juhrm
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a microscopic organism, esp. a bacterium or virus that causes illness; pathogen.
- synonyms:
- bug, microbe, microorganism, pathogen
- similar words:
- bacillus, bacterium, virus
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| definition 2: |
a rudimentary biological part, such as a bud, seed, or embryo, that gives rise to further growth or development.
- synonyms:
- bud, embryo, offshoot, seed, spore, sprout
- similar words:
- rudiment
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| definition 3: |
anything rudimentary that is capable of growth or development.
the germ of an idea- synonyms:
- beginning, birth, commencement, creation, dawn, embryo, inception, origin, rise, seed, start
- similar words:
- opening, outset, root
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| related words: |
kernel, nucleus |
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