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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| microorganisms | xx/xxx | Noun, Noun |
| microbes | /x | Noun |
| bacterial | x/xx | Adjective |
| pathogens | /xx | Noun |
| organisms | /xxx | Noun |
| germs | / | Noun |
| fungi | /x | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| staphylococci | xxx/x | Noun |
| bacteroides | x/x | Name |
| lactobacilli | xxx/x | Noun |
| bacilli | x/x | Noun |
| protozoa | xx/x | Noun |
| viruses | /xx | Noun |
| mycobacteria | /xx/xx | Noun |
| infections | x/x | Noun |
| biofilm | xx/ | Noun |
| yeasts | / | Noun |
| bacteriophages | x/xxxx | Noun |
| archaea | xxx | Noun |
| microflora | /x/x | Noun |
| anaerobes | /xx | Noun |
| toxins | /x | Noun |
| contaminants | x/xx | Noun |
| amoeba | x/x | Noun |
| algae | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| pathogenic | xx/x | Adjective |
| cyanobacteria | x/xx/xx | Noun |
| streptococcus | xx/x | Noun |
| endotoxins | xx/x | Noun |
| enterobacter | /xxxx | Name |
| spores | / | Noun |
| phages | /x | Noun |
| prokaryotes | /x/ | Noun |
| pseudomonas | xx/x | Name |
| mycobacterium | /xx/xx | Name |
| parasites | /xx | Noun |
| actinomycetes | x/x//x | Noun |
| helicobacter | /xxxx | Name |
| penicillium | xx/xx | Name |
| enterococci | xxx/x | Noun |
| fungal | /x | Adjective |
| culture | /x | Noun |
| strain | / | Noun |
| colony | /xx | Noun |
| streptomyces | xxxx | Name |
| coli | /x | Noun |
| shigella | x/x | Name |
| listeria | x/xx | Name |
| klebsiella | /x/x | Name |
| cell count | // | Phrase, Noun |
| legionella | /x/x | Name |
| stab | / | Noun |
| microbiota | xxx/x | Noun |
| proteus | /xx | Name |
| sporulation | /x/x | Noun |
| flora | /x | Noun |
| corynebacterium | /xx/xx | Name |
| variably | /xxx | Adverb |
| nodule | /x | Adjective |
| gram | / | Verb |
| heterotrophic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| autotrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| coliform | /xx | Noun |
| probiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| thermophilic | xx/x | Adjective |
| reducing | x/x | Adjective |
| rickettsia | /xxx | Noun |
| endophytic | xx/x | Adjective |
| protists | xx | Noun |
| microalgae | /x/x | Noun |
| commensal | x/x | Adjective |
| aerobic | x/x | Noun |
| antimicrobials | xxx/xx | Noun |
| bacteriological | x/xx/xx | Adjective |
| biology | x/xx | Noun |
| blight | / | Noun, Verb |
| bloodstream | /x | Noun |
| bug | / | Noun, Verb |
| cell | / | Noun, Verb |
| cerebellum | /x/x | Noun |
| disease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| duty | /x | Noun |
| fetus | /x | Noun |
| gross | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| growth | / | Noun |
| illness | /x | Noun |
| inhabit | x/x | Verb |
| isolates | /xx | Verb |
| kidneys | /x | Noun |
| lactic | /x | Adjective |
| listeriosis | x/x/x | Noun |
| micro | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| microscope | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| mold | / | Noun, Verb |
| nuclei | /xx | Noun |
| rod | / | Noun, Verb |
| science | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sick | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| yogurt | /x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pigeon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
