perimicrobial

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adjective

Surrounding a microbe; especially surrounding a bacterium within a higher organism.

OriginEnglish microbial ← Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́) ← Proto-Indo-European *per- →
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Meanings

adjectiveperimicrobial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSurrounding a microbe; especially surrounding a bacterium within a higher organism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Englishmicrobial
  5. Englishperimicrobial

From peri- + microbial.

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APA

perimicrobial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perimicrobial

MLA

“perimicrobial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perimicrobial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perimicrobial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perimicrobial.

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