germ

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /d͡ʒɜːm/
• (US) enPR: jûrm, IPA ^(key): /d͡ʒɝm/

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Noun

Singular germ

Plural germs

1. (countable) A germ is a very small organism that makes other organisms sick, a virus, bacteria, or fungus.
2. (countable) A germ is a part of an organism that can develop into a new one.

Related words

• germinate