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[‹ə:m]1) (a very tiny animal or plant that causes disease: Disinfectant kills germs.) mikrob2) (the small beginning (of anything): the germ of an idea.) zametek* * *I [džə:m]nounbotany zoology kal, klica, zarodek, zametek, zaplodek; mikrob; figuratively zasnovaII [džə:m]intransitive verbkliti, poganjati
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germ — [dʒə:m US dʒə:rm] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: germe, from Latin germen seed, bud, germ , from gignere; GENITAL] 1.) a very small living thing that can make you ill →↑bacteria ▪ Put disinfectant down the toilet to kill any germs. 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
germ — [ dʒɜrm ] noun 1. ) count a form of bacteria that spreads disease among people or animals: Strep is very different from the germ that causes ordinary sore throats. 2. ) singular something that could develop into a greater idea or plan: the germ… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
germ — (n.) mid 15c., bud, sprout; 1640s, rudiment of a new organism in an existing one, from M.Fr. germe germ (of egg); bud, seed, fruit; offering, from L. germen (gen. germinis) sprout, bud, perhaps from PIE root *gen to beget, bear (see GENUS (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
germ — [jʉrm] n. [ME germe, a bud, sprout < OFr < L germen, sprig, bud, germ, embryo < IE * gen men (> Sans janiman , birth, origin) < base * ĝen : see GENUS] 1. the rudimentary form from which a new organism is developed; seed; bud 2.… … English World dictionary
germ — ► NOUN 1) a micro organism, especially one which causes disease. 2) a portion of an organism capable of developing into a new one or part of one. 3) an initial stage from which something may develop: the germ of an idea. ORIGIN Latin germen seed … English terms dictionary
idea — noun 1 plan/suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ bright, brilliant, clever, excellent, good, great, marvellous/marvelous, nice, wonderful ▪ … Collocations dictionary
germ — [[t]ʤɜ͟ː(r)m[/t]] germs 1) N COUNT A germ is a very small organism that causes disease. Chlorine is widely used to kill germs. ...a germ that destroyed hundreds of millions of lives. 2) N SING: N of n The germ of something such as an idea is… … English dictionary
germ — 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… … English dictionary
germ — 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… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
germ, microbe, bacteria, virus — These terms are so closely related that only a scientist would ordinarily need to differentiate among them. A germ is a microbe, a disease producing microorganism. In biology, germ refers to an initial stage in development, as a germ cell of such … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
germ — [17] As its close relatives germane and germinate [17] suggest, germ has more to do etymologically with ‘sprouting’ and ‘coming to life’ than with ‘disease’. It comes via Old French germe from Latin germen ‘sprout, offshoot’, which may go back… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins