microbes

CEFRC1

/mˈaɪˌkroʊbz/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    Very small living things, often including disease-causing organisms.

Examples

  • You boil water to kill all the microbes in it.

  • What's the difference between microbes and bacteria?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Question 1 · Quick check

The lab test revealed millions of harmful blank living in the water supply.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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