microbio

See also: micróbio

English

Noun

microbio (uncountable)

1. (university slang) Abbreviation of microbiology.

Anagrams

• cimborio

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈkrɔ.bjo/
• Rhymes: -ɔbjo
• Hyphenation: mi‧crò‧bio

Noun

microbio m (plural microbi)

1. (microbiology) microbe

   Synonym: microbo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈkɾobjo/ [miˈkɾo.β̞jo]
• Rhymes: -objo
• Syllabification: mi‧cro‧bio

Noun

microbio m (plural microbios)

1. (microbiology) microbe

Derived terms

• microbiano

Related terms

• microbiología

Descendants

• → Tagalog: mikrobyo

Further reading

• “microbio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026