Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The science of micro-organisms; the study of microbes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The branch of biology studying minute organisms, or microbes, such as the bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biology The branch of
biology that deals withmicroorganisms , especially theireffects onman and otherliving organisms .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
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Examples
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Low had a degree in microbiology from the University of New Hampshire, but her claim to fame is her work as the flavorist who created Cap'n Crunch.
Friday Link Roundup Peggy 2007
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Low had a degree in microbiology from the University of New Hampshire, but her claim to fame is her work as the flavorist who created Cap'n Crunch.
Archive 2007-06-01 Peggy 2007
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McClintock, 57, has a bachelor's degree in biology from James Madison University and a master's degree in entomology and a doctorate in microbiology from the University of Maryland.
Calvert professor simulates crime scene with pig cadavers Erica Mitrano 2010
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Alex says, The case studies on accidental condom inhalation, the article on the dangers of beards in microbiology labs, and the study of canned cat food evaluation techniques are all must-reads.
Boing Boing 2009
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The returned petition, one of thousands of mailings he sent out, identified her as having a degree in microbiology and living in Boston.
Think Progress » Fox Thinks Winter Chill Disproves Global Warming; Experts Disagree 2010
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I have friends with masters degrees in microbiology (one a Ph.D. dropout) who make good livings in big pharma.
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A double major in microbiology and finance with minors in political science and Korean, Ha has taken every opportunity afforded her and created more of her own.
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Then for a number of reasons I got a degree in microbiology and spent about 6 months after college actually working in an infectious disease research lab before ending up in a clinical genetics lab.
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Since I got my degree in microbiology and misspent nearly two decades working in healthcare, it seems clear to me that my writing education occurred in pretty much the only way it can -- by actually writing.
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Dr Bill Ashraf, a senior lecturer in microbiology at Bradford University, says the move will free up time for more small group teaching.
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