† microgermaladj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: microgerm n., -al suffix1.
Etymology: < microgerm n. + -al suffix1.
Obsolete.
rare.
1887 A. M. Brown ii. v. 117 The category of affections admittedly micro-germal, parasitic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).