germ (noun)
41germ disc — noun : germinal disc …
42germ gland — noun : gonad …
43germ nucleus — noun : the nucleus of the egg or sperm cell …
44germ separator — noun : a tank or other device for floating off the detached germs from the wet milled grains of corn or sorghum in a starch factory …
45wheat germ — noun embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins • Hypernyms: ↑nutriment, ↑nourishment, ↑nutrition, ↑sustenance, ↑aliment, ↑alimentation, ↑victuals • …
46germ — UK [dʒɜː(r)m] / US [dʒɜrm] noun Word forms germ : singular germ plural germs 1) [countable] a form of bacteria that spreads disease among people or animals It s a germ that causes sore throats. 2) [singular] something that could develop into a… …
47germ — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. microorganism; seed, embryo; microbe, bacterium; beginning, rudiment; source, origin, cause. See littleness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Origin] Syn. inception, source, root, basis; see origin 3 . 2.… …
48germ — [dʒɜːm] noun 1) [C] a form of bacteria that spreads disease 2) [singular] something that could develop into a greater idea or plan the germ of an idea[/ex] …
49germ — /dʒɜm / (say jerm) noun 1. a microorganism, especially when disease producing; microbe. 2. that from which anything springs as if from a seed. 3. Embryology a. a bud, offshoot, or seed. b. the rudiment of a living organism; an embryo in its early …
50germ — 1. noun /dʒəːm,dʒɝm/ a) The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore. b) A pathogenic microorganism. 2 …
