microorganismn.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrəʊˈɔːɡənɪz(ə)m/,

/ˌmʌɪkrəʊˈɔːɡn̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈɔrɡəˌnɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: micro- comb. form, organism n.

Etymology: < micro- comb. form + organism n., perhaps after French micro-organisme (1876).

Biology.

An organism so small as to be visible only under a microscope; esp. a bacterium, fungus, or alga.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > organism > micro-organism > [noun]

microphyte1859

microzoon1859

microzoary1863

mycetes1874

spore1876

microbe1880

microorganism1880

microzooid1881

microbion1883

bug1885

macrospore1888

microzoan1890

microzoarian1890

zymophyte1890

germ1897

bot1937

probiotic1974

1880 W. MacCormac Antiseptic Surg. 105 The presence of micro-organisms in the atmosphere..is certain.

1897 R. Muir & J. Ritchie Man. Bacteriol. i. 2 Other general words, such as germ, microbe, micro-organism, are often used as synonymous with bacterium, though, strictly, they include the smallest organisms of the animal kingdom.

1928 F. B. Young My Brother Jonathan iii. x. 593 They were dealing with..an invasion of the blood-stream not only by the toxins but by the actual micro-organisms of the disease.

1948 G. D. H. Bell Cultivated Plants Farm iv. 24 A fertile soil in a good condition has..an active micro-organism population which brings about desirable chemical changes.

1953 R. W. Fairbrother Text-bk. Bacteriol. (ed. 7) i. 4 The relationship of micro-organisms to the processes of fermentation and putrefaction thus became definitely established.

1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 23 May 8/1 Yeasts and bacteria have been used experimentally in the United States to clean up oil spills by decomposing various elements in the oil. But it was too cold in Canada for the micro-organisms to grow.

1981 Cook's Mag. Jan. 60/1 If canned foods are underprocessed, some microorganisms will survive and grow during storage.

1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 132/2 Beneath the surface, a sinister cloud of microorganisms, the deadly ‘algae bloom’, threatens to kill the beauty above and below forever.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	microorganism
释义	microorganismn. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrəʊˈɔːɡənɪz(ə)m/, /ˌmʌɪkrəʊˈɔːɡn̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈɔrɡəˌnɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: micro- comb. form, organism n. Etymology: < micro- comb. form + organism n., perhaps after French micro-organisme (1876). Biology. An organism so small as to be visible only under a microscope; esp. a bacterium, fungus, or alga. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > micro-organism > [noun] microphyte1859 microzoon1859 microzoary1863 mycetes1874 spore1876 microbe1880 microorganism1880 microzooid1881 microbion1883 bug1885 macrospore1888 microzoan1890 microzoarian1890 zymophyte1890 germ1897 bot1937 probiotic1974 1880 W. MacCormac Antiseptic Surg. 105 The presence of micro-organisms in the atmosphere..is certain. 1897 R. Muir & J. Ritchie Man. Bacteriol. i. 2 Other general words, such as germ, microbe, micro-organism, are often used as synonymous with bacterium, though, strictly, they include the smallest organisms of the animal kingdom. 1928 F. B. Young My Brother Jonathan iii. x. 593 They were dealing with..an invasion of the blood-stream not only by the toxins but by the actual micro-organisms of the disease. 1948 G. D. H. Bell Cultivated Plants Farm iv. 24 A fertile soil in a good condition has..an active micro-organism population which brings about desirable chemical changes. 1953 R. W. Fairbrother Text-bk. Bacteriol. (ed. 7) i. 4 The relationship of micro-organisms to the processes of fermentation and putrefaction thus became definitely established. 1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 23 May 8/1 Yeasts and bacteria have been used experimentally in the United States to clean up oil spills by decomposing various elements in the oil. But it was too cold in Canada for the micro-organisms to grow. 1981 Cook's Mag. Jan. 60/1 If canned foods are underprocessed, some microorganisms will survive and grow during storage. 1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 132/2 Beneath the surface, a sinister cloud of microorganisms, the deadly ‘algae bloom’, threatens to kill the beauty above and below forever. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880
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