microbiology

noun

mi·​cro·​bi·​ol·​o·​gy ˌmī-krō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē How to pronounce microbiology (audio)
: a branch of biology dealing with microscopic forms of life
microbiological adjective
or less commonly microbiologic
microbiologically adverb
microbiologist noun

Examples of microbiology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82 Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024 Despite agar’s significance, few remember Hesse’s key role in microbiology history. Corrado Nai, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024 Mary Lidstrom, a professor emeritus of chemical engineering and microbiology at the University of Washington, is working on genetically modifying bacteria that naturally consume methane as a food source, so that the microbes pull even more gas from the air. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024 In 2017, Jon Stokes, a Canadian postdoc in microbiology, joined the lab of James J. Collins, an M.I.T. professor of biological engineering. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for microbiology 

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Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of microbiology was in 1880

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“Microbiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microbiology. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

microbiology

noun
mi·​cro·​bi·​ol·​o·​gy ˌmī-krō-bī-ˈäl-ə-jē How to pronounce microbiology (audio)
: a branch of biology concerned especially with microscopic forms of life (as bacteria, protozoans, and viruses)
microbiological adjective
also microbiologic
microbiologically adverb

Medical Definition

microbiology

noun
mi·​cro·​bi·​ol·​o·​gy ˌmī-krō-bī-ˈäl-ə-jē How to pronounce microbiology (audio)
plural microbiologies
: a branch of biology dealing especially with microorganisms (as bacteria and protozoans)
microbiological adjective
also microbiologic
microbiological contamination
microbiological research
microbiologically adverb
microbiologically safe water

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