microorganism
noun/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/UK/ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/US
Etymology
From micro- + organism.
- derived from organismus
- derived from *werǵ-✻
Definitions
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.
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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