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- pronunciation:
- juhrm
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definition 1: |
a microscopic organism, especially one that causes illness. Bacteria and viruses that cause diseases are called germs.
Germs are so small that people can't see them without a microscope, but they can make people very sick.The flu is one serious disease that is caused by germs.- synonyms:
- bug, microbe, microorganism
- similar words:
- bacterium, virus
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definition 2: |
a basic part of a living organism, such as the inside of a seed or the embryo of an egg, from which other parts grow.
- synonyms:
- bud, embryo, offshoot, seed, spore, sprout
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related words: |
kernel |
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