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microbic

microbic

7.2
Relating to very small living things like bacteria or viruses
  • adjective
  • /maɪˈkroʊbɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : microbiano
  • Scientists study microbic activity in soil to understand nutrient cycles.

Examples

  • The doctor explained that the infection was of microbic origin.

  • The microbic count in the water was alarming!

  • He emphasized the importance of hygiene in controlling microbic contamination.

  • i find microbic research fascinating!

  • The doctor explained that the infection was of microbic origin.

  • He emphasized the importance of hygiene in controlling microbic contamination.

  • Scientists study microbic activity in soil to understand nutrient cycles.

Synonyms

microbial
vsmicrobic
  • Specialized
14 6.0

Relating to tiny living things like bacteria, viruses or fungi

has the same meaning but is a different word form
microbiotic
vsmicrobic
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Relating to tiny living things like bacteria that are too small to see

focuses on things caused by or involving microscopic organisms instead

Surface Forms

microbic positive

Morphology

microbic = microbe (transparent) = microbe + ic

Regular adjective formation from the noun 'microbe' with the productive suffix '-ic', so learners who know 'microbe' can infer 'relating to microbes'.

Etymology

Microbic comes from the word microbe, which joins micro- ('small') and bio- ('life'), so it literally means 'small life'. That's why microbic describes things caused by or related to tiny living things like bacteria or viruses.