germ
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1.0
- noun
- /dʒɜrm/
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germen
- You're not afraid of catching germs?
- spread of germs
- germs and disease
- germ theory
Try manuka honey because it actually kills germs that causes ulcers.
- Try manuka honey because it actually kills germs that causes ulcers.
- French lavender kills germs and smells delicious.
- Strap this baby to your gut and all your germs get sucked away.
- Others still believe that these things called germs might cause diseases.
- Just because you have an antibody response to one germ, it doesn't generalize to another.
- She can't be exposed to germs because of it.
- If you consume dairy, kombucha, cavas, apple cider vinegar, all good to fight the germs that cause bad breath.
- That is because of the germs in bed.
- Because that is the number one way in gyms did viruses, germs and bacteria are brought in.
- So a very famous and widely read book is Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond.
- It's like exposing the germs to sunlight.
- So how it works is if a zombie germ touches you, you become a zombie.
Examples
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Others still believe that these things called germs might cause diseases.
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Do you know how many germs are on your hands?
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That is because of the germs in bed.
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Later on in this broadcast, we'll show how you and your family can stay healthy and germ-free at home and in the workplace.
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Furthermore, as previously mentioned, managing germ exposure is a common issue with which parents must contend.
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It may be covered in germs.
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French lavender kills germs and smells delicious.
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When you wash your hands, you don't know what germs you're killing and you will never know.
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It's full of germs!
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Now, everyone knows that soap and water kill the germs on the doctor's hands.
Synonyms
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4.6
A tiny germ that can make people ill
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5.1
A very small living thing, like a bacterium, that can cause disease
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5.7
A tiny germ like a virus or a bacterium that causes disease in people and animals
A very small living thing like bacteria or fungi that you can only see with a microscope
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.0
An idea that infectious diseases are caused by tiny organisms like bacteria or viruses
- Specialized
A main group of cells in a young animal before birth that forms body parts
- Archaic
Living material in reproductive cells that contains genes and passes traits to offspring
- Specialized
Thin tube that grows out of a spore when it starts to grow, often in fungi
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Germ comes from the old Latin word germen, which meant 'seed' or 'sprout'. In the 1800s scientists used the word for tiny living things that can 'seed' disease in the body, so a germ is like a tiny seed that can grow into illness.