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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also

[ English

[ Pronunciation

• enPR: jûrm, IPA: /dʒɜː(r)m/, SAMPA: /dZ3:(r)m/

  Rhymes: -ɜː(r)m

[ Noun

Singular germ

Plural germs

germ (plural germs)

1. (biology) The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore.
2. A pathogenic microorganism.
3. An idea that forms the basis of some project.
4. The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.

[ Derived terms

• germicidal
• germicide
• germ warfare
• germ cell
• germicidal
• germicide
• germinal
• germinate
• germination
• germinative
• germ layer
• germ plasm
• germ theory

[ Translations

mass of cells

Dutch: kiem m. French: germe m. German: Keim m. Greek: μικρόβιο (micróbio) n. Italian: germe m.

Portuguese: germe m. Russian: зародыш (zaródyš) m., зачаток (začatok) m. Spanish: germen m. Swedish: mikrob c.

pathogenic microorganism

Dutch: kiem m. French: germe m. German: Keim m. Greek: μικρόβιο (micróbio) n. Italian: microbo m., germe m.

Polish: zarazek m., mikrob m., bakcyl m. Portuguese: germe m. Russian: микроб (mikrób) m. Spanish: germen m. Swedish: mikrob c.

idea

Dutch: kiem m. French: germe m.

Portuguese: germe m.

• Chinese: 毒菌
• Japanese: 細菌
• Korean: 세균

[ See also

• bacteria
• microbe
• parasite
• virus