microorganism

CEFRB2

/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/

noun

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In plain English

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noun
A living thing too small to see without a microscope.
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noun
Extra detail
An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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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.

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Bacillus anthracis: from the first up to the sixth day, this microorganism was isolatable, or in other words still alive.
1957, Communicationes Veterinariae - Volumes 1-3, page 52
The differences in biofilm penetration patterns of both tested photosensitisers and the light source could have played an important role for the survival of microorganisms after the application of aPDT. In a recent own study, we showed that the deepest layers of the oral biofilm were not affected by the aPDT [4 ].
2015 November 7, “Antimicrobial Photoinactivation Using Visible Light Plus Water-Filtered Infrared-A (VIS + wIRA) Alters In Situ Oral Biofilms”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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From micro- + organism.