microbiology
noun
mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌmī-krō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē 
: a branch of biology dealing with microscopic forms of life
microbiological
adjective
or less commonly microbiologic
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Sumit Chanda, a professor of immunology and microbiology at Scripps Research who focuses on pandemics, has made a career out of preparing for disaster.
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 9 July 2025
Bobbi Pritt, a professor of laboratory medicine and pathology and the chair of the division of clinical microbiology at Mayo Clinic, always sprays permethrin on her gear outside on her screen porch, which is well-ventilated.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 24 June 2025
My microbiology laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst studies thermophiles from hot springs at deep-sea volcanoes, also called hydrothermal vents.
—James F. Holden, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
Topf, who is slated to earn her doctoral degree in microbiology in May, was devastated.
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 9 July 2025
Bobbi Pritt, a professor of laboratory medicine and pathology and the chair of the division of clinical microbiology at Mayo Clinic, always sprays permethrin on her gear outside on her screen porch, which is well-ventilated.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 24 June 2025
My microbiology laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst studies thermophiles from hot springs at deep-sea volcanoes, also called hydrothermal vents.
—James F. Holden, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
Topf, who is slated to earn her doctoral degree in microbiology in May, was devastated.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
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microbiology
noun
mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌmī-krō-bī-ˈäl-ə-jē
: a branch of biology concerned especially with microscopic forms of life (as bacteria, protozoans, and viruses)
Medical Definition
microbiology
noun
mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌmī-krō-bī-ˈäl-ə-jē
plural microbiologies
: a branch of biology dealing especially with microorganisms (as bacteria and protozoans)
microbiological
adjective
also microbiologic
microbiological contamination
microbiological research
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