microbially

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English microbe
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisder.
Old French -ialder.
Middle English -ial
English -ial
English microbial
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English microbially

    From microbial + -ly.

    Adverb

    microbially (not comparable)

    1. (sciences) By means of or in relation to microbes.
      The corrosion was microbially induced.

    Derived terms

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