Related Words for microorganisms

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WordSyllablesCategories
microbes
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Noun, Noun
bacteria
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Noun, Adjective
microbiological
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Adjective
microflora
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Noun
organisms
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Noun
microbiota
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Noun
cyanobacteria
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Noun
mycobacteria
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Noun
prokaryotes
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Noun
pathogens
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Noun
bacteriological
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Adjective
bacterial
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Adjective
protists
xx
Noun
staphylococcus
xxx/x
Name
bacteriophages
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Noun
mycobacterial
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Noun
cyanobacterial
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Noun
anaerobes
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Noun
protozoa
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Noun
microscale
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Noun
actinomycetes
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Noun
lactobacilli
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Noun
enterococci
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Noun
archaeal
xxx
Noun
antimicrobials
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Noun
enterobacteriaceae
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Name
invertebrates
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Noun
acinetobacter
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Name
archaea
xxx
Noun
cryptococcus
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Name
microvilli
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Noun
probiotics
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Noun
infections
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Noun
symbionts
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Noun
biomolecules
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Noun
microglia
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Noun
biofilm
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Noun
parasites
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Noun
rhizosphere
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Adjective, Noun
pathogenic
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Adjective
rumen
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Adjective, Noun
heterotrophic
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Adjective
thermophilic
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Adjective
aquifer
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Adjective
uncultured
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Adjective
acclimated
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Adjective, Verb
autotrophic
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Adjective
contaminating
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Verb
commensal
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Adjective
foodborne
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Adjective
invading
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Adjective, Verb
filamentous
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Adjective
inactivates
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Verb
culturing
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Verb
endophytic
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Adjective
unicellular
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Adjective
aerobic
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Noun, Adjective
colonizing
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Verb
motile
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Adjective
infecting
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Verb
engineered
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Verb
spoilage
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Noun
metabolize
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Verb
engulf
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Verb
facultative
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Adjective
eukaryotic
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Adjective
epiphytic
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Adjective
toxins
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Noun
ingested
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Adjective
degrading
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Verb
phagocytosis
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Noun
anaerobic
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Adjective
overgrowth
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Noun
fastidious
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Adjective
fermenting
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Verb
earthworms
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Noun
decompose
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Verb
symbiotic
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Adjective
photosynthetic
xx//x
Adjective
harbors
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Verb
oxidize
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Verb
yeasts
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Noun
pyogenic
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Adjective
airborne
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Adjective
autochthonous
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Adjective
acetylcholine
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Noun
actin
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Noun
albumin
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Noun
analyte
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Noun
bacilli
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Noun
basolateral
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Adjective
butane
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Noun
carbohydrate
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Noun
chlorophyll
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Noun
cholesterol
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Noun
cocci
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Noun
contaminant
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Noun
disorientation
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Noun
employee
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Noun
epinephrine
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Noun
fungi
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Noun
germs
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Noun
micro
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
nutrient
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Adjective, Noun
pests
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Noun
samples
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Noun
streptococci
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Noun
substrate
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
surfactant
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Noun