Related Words for microbes

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WordSyllablesCategories
germ
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Noun, Noun
bug
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Noun, Noun
microorganisms
xx/xxx
Noun
bacteria
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
microbiological
xxxx/xx
Adjective
microbiota
xxx/x
Noun
organisms
/xxx
Noun
mycobacteria
/xx/xx
Noun
bacterial
x/xx
Adjective
microflora
/x/x
Noun
pathogens
/xx
Noun
protists
xx
Noun
cyanobacteria
x/xx/xx
Noun
bacteriological
x/xx/xx
Adjective
protozoa
xx/x
Noun
mycobacterial
/xx/xx
Noun
prokaryotes
/x/
Noun
anaerobes
/xx
Noun
bacteriophages
x/xxxx
Noun
archaeal
xxx
Noun
archaea
xxx
Noun
staphylococci
xxx/x
Noun
fungi
/x
Noun
bacillus
x/x
Noun
symbionts
/xx
Noun
cyanobacterial
x/xx/xx
Noun
lactobacilli
xxx/x
Noun
ciliates
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Noun
parasites
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Noun
biomolecules
xx/xx
Noun
spores
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Noun
biofilm
xx/
Noun
enterococci
xxx/x
Noun
phages
/x
Noun
actinomycetes
x/x//x
Noun
cryptococcus
/x/x
Name
mycoplasma
/x/x
Noun
macrophages
/xxx
Noun
insects
/x
Noun
probiotics
xx/x
Noun
yeasts
/
Noun
acinetobacter
xx/xxx
Name
bacteroides
x/x
Name
infect
x/
Adverb, Verb
rumen
/x
Verb, Adjective, Noun
disarming
x/x
Noun
pathogenic
xx/x
Adjective
organics
x/x
Noun
rhizosphere
/xx
Adjective, Noun
commensal
x/x
Adjective
endophytic
xx/x
Adjective
heterotrophic
xxx/x
Adjective
invading
x/x
Adjective, Verb
uncultured
x/x
Adjective
ingested
x/x
Adjective, Verb
thermophilic
xx/x
Adjective
toxins
/x
Noun
earthworms
/x
Noun
engulf
x/
Verb
calcified
/xx
Verb, Adjective
autotrophic
xx/x
Adjective
eukaryotic
x//x
Adjective
culturing
/xx
Verb
gnaw
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Verb
engineered
xx/
Verb
colonize
/xx
Verb
phagocytosis
/xx/x
Noun
contaminating
x/xxx
Verb
airborne
/x
Adjective
infest
x/
Verb
facultative
/xxx
Adjective
phagocytes
/xx
Noun
viruses
/xx
Noun
filamentous
/x/x
Adjective
virulent
/xx
Adjective
invertebrates
x/xx
Noun
decompose
xx/
Verb
spoilage
/x
Noun
fermenting
x/x
Verb
degrade
x/
Verb
harmful
/x
Adjective
metabolize
x/xx
Verb
overgrowth
/xx
Noun
symbiotic
xx/x
Adjective
anaerobic
xx/x
Adjective
virulence
/xx
Noun
unicellular
xx/xx
Adjective
nematodes
/xx
Noun
photosynthetic
xx//x
Adjective
aerobic
x/x
Adjective
harbor
/x
Verb
digesting
x/x
Verb
genomes
/x
Noun
kills
/
Verb
inactivation
xxx/x
Noun
allergens
/xx
Noun
opportunistic
xxx/x
Adjective
proliferate
x/xx
Verb
oxidize
/xx
Verb
harmless
/x
Adjective
resistant
x/x
Adjective
attenuated
x/xxx
Adjective
infectious
x/x
Adjective
plants
/
Noun
thrive
/
Verb
poisons
/x
Noun
inhabiting
x/xx
Verb
antigens
/xx
Noun
guts
/
Noun
cocci
/x
Noun
micro
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
streptococci
xx/x
Noun