germ (noun)
11germ — noun (C) 1 not technical a bacterium (bacteria) that can make you ill: This disinfectant kills all known germs. 2 the germ of an idea/theory/feeling etc the early stage of an idea, feeling etc that may develop into something bigger and more… …
12germ — noun 1) this detergent kills germs Syn: microbe, microorganism, bacillus, bacterium, virus; informal bug 2) a fertilized germ Syn: embryo, bud; seed, spore, ovule; egg, ovum …
13germ-line therapy — germˈ line therapy noun A form of gene therapy that treats the reproductive cells of the body • • • Main Entry: ↑germ …
14germ|ule — «JUR myool», noun. a small germ …
15germ plasm — noun The cytoplasm of germ cells Syn: polar plasm …
16germ cell — noun A cell that is part of the germ line: a gametocyte, an ovum or a sperm cell. Syn: reproductive cell, sex cell …
17germ warfare — noun uncount the use of bacteria and VIRUSES to kill large numbers of people during a war …
18germ line — noun Biology a series of germ cells each descended or developed from earlier cells in the series, regarded as continuing through successive generations of an organism …
19germ plasm — noun Biology germ cells collectively …
20germ — noun 1》 a microorganism, especially one which causes disease. 2》 a portion of an organism capable of developing into a new one or part of one. ↘the embryo in a cereal grain or other plant seed. 3》 an initial stage from which something may… …
