English

Pronunciation
AHD|jûrm, IPA|/d���(r)m/, SAMPA|/dZ3:(r)m/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)m|-��(r)m

Noun
en-noun

1. biology The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore.
2. A pathogenic microorganism.
3. An idea that forms the basis of some project.
4. The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See w:Cereal germ|Wikipedia article on cereal germ.

Derived terms
germicidal
germicide
germ warfare
germ cell
germicidal
germicide
germinal
germinate
germination
germinative
germ layer
germ plasm
germ theory

Translations
trans-top|mass of cells
Dutch: kiem m
French: germe m
German: Keim m
Greek: μικ��βιο (micróvio n
trans-mid
Italian: germe m
Portuguese: germe m
Russian: за�од�� (zaródyš) m, за�а�ок (za�atok) m
Spanish: germen m
Swedish: mikrob c
trans-bottom

trans-top|pathogenic microorganism
Dutch: kiem m
French: germe m
German: Keim m
Greek: μικ��βιο (micróvio n
Italian: microbo m, germe m
trans-mid
Polish: zarazek m, mikrob m, bakcyl m
Portuguese: germe m
Russian: мик�об (mikrób) m
Spanish: germen m
Swedish: mikrob c
trans-bottom

trans-top|idea
Dutch: kiem m
French: germe m
trans-mid
Portuguese: germe m
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Chinese: ��
ttbc|Japanese: 細�
ttbc|Korean: �균

See also
bacteria
microbe
parasite
virus

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• 2007-10-04 04:56 - Interwicket - iwiki +te, tr

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