Microbes

(n) //ˈmaɪkrəʊb//

Meaning

Extremely small living things, often bacteria, that can only be seen with a microscope

Pronunciation

UK /ˈmaɪkrəʊb/

US /ˈmaɪkroʊb/

Example Sentences

Those by-products lower the pH enough to make the food inhospitable to the microbes that would otherwise spoil it.

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