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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| germ | / | Noun, Noun |
| bug | / | 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 | /xx | Noun |
| parasites | /xx | Noun |
| biomolecules | xx/xx | Noun |
| spores | / | 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 | / | 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 |
