| Main Entry: | bacteria |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | microorganisms |
Synonyms: |
bacilli, germs, microbes, organisms, pathogens |
| Main Entry: | cell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smallest living organism |
Synonyms: |
bacterium, cellule, corpuscle, egg, embryo, follicle, germ, haematid, microorganism, spore, unit, utricle, vacuole |
| Notes: | a cell is a small compartment or the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms, while sell means to exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent |
| Main Entry: | ferment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substance causing chemicals to split into simpler substances |
Synonyms: |
bacteria, bacterium, barm, ebullition, enzyme, fermentation agent, leaven, leavening, mold, seethe, simmer, yeast |
| Main Entry: | germ |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | microscopic organism, often causing illness |
Synonyms: |
antibody, bacterium, bug*, disease, microbe, microorganism, parasite, pathogen, plague, virus, what's going around |
| Main Entry: | microbe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bacteria |
Synonyms: |
bacillus, bacterium, bug*, crud, germ, microorganism, pathogen, plague, virus |
| Main Entry: | microorganism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | germ |
Synonyms: |
bacterium, bug*, disease, disease-causing agent, microbe, parasite, pathogen, plague, virus |
| Main Entry: | poison |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substance that causes harm, death |
Synonyms: |
adulteration, bacteria, bane, blight, cancer, contagion, contamination, corruption, germ, infection, malignancy, miasma, toxicant, toxin, toxoid, venin, venom, virus |
Antonyms: |
antidote |