microorganismとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From micro- +‎ organism.

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/

名詞

microorganism (複数形 microorganisms)

1. (microbiology) An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.

   The cud is then reswallowed and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen.

使用する際の注意点

Whether viruses are alive, and thus whether they are microorganisms (microbes), is a matter of variable ontology; the semantic field of the word microorganism is often taken to include viruses in casual or broad terms, but not always in precise terms.

関連する語

• microbe

参考

• macroorganism