microorganism

noun
/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/UK/ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/US

Etymology

From micro- + organism.

  1. derived from organismus
  2. derived from *werǵ-
  3. formed as microorganism — “micro- + organism

Definitions

  1. An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye

    An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.

    • The cud is then reswallowed by the ruminant and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen.
    • Bacillus anthracis: from the first up to the sixth day, this microorganism was isolatable, or in other words still alive.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at microorganism. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01microorganism02bacterium03organelles04organelle05life06organisms07organism

A definitional loop anchored at microorganism. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at microorganism

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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