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