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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Microbiology

/mīkˌ-rōb-īˌ-äl'-əj-ē/ · Mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy · IPA /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)bʌɪˈɒlədʒi/
01 n. The branch of biology studying minute organisms, or microbes, such as the bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa.
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    The branch of biology studying minute organisms, or microbes, such as the bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa.