microbiology

microbiology /mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy/ (mi?kro-bi-ol´ah-je) the science dealing with the study of microorganisms.microbiolog´ical

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mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy (mkr-b-l-j)

n.

The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms and their effects on other living organisms.

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micro·bio·logic (--lgk) adj.

micro·bi·olo·gist n.

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microbiology,

n the branch of biology concerned with the study of microorganisms, including algae, bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and rickettsiae.

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microbiology

the study of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses and pathogenic protoza, and the diseases they cause.