Germ
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
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Senses
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a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium)
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anything that provides inspiration for later work
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- microbeseedsource
- plural
- Germs
- possessive
- Germ's
- pluralpossessive
- Germs'