Germ

Noun

 * 1)  The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore.
 * 2) A pathogenic microorganism.
 * 3) An idea that forms the basis of some project.
 * 4) The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain.  See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.

Verb

 * 1) to germinate
 * 2) to grow, as if parasitic
 * 3) * "I’m addicted, want to germ inside your love" - Just Can't Get Enough by the Black Eyed Peas

Derived terms

 * germicidal
 * germicide
 * germ warfare
 * germ cell
 * germicidal
 * germicide
 * germinal


 * germinate
 * germination
 * germinative
 * germ layer
 * germ plasm
 * germ theory

Verbs for Germ
check—s; combat—; crawl with—s; destroy—; detect—; disseminate—s; eliminate—s; fall prey to—; filter—s; harbor—; identify—; infect with—; infest with—; isolate—; resist—; sow—s; track down—; transmit—; —inhabits; —invades; —lodges in; —migrates; —multiplies; —strikes; —thrives.

Synonyms for Germ
beginning, source, origin, embryo, bud, fount, sprout, sprig, root, offshoot, rudiment, principle, spore, microorganism, virus, microbe, element, bacterium, pathogen, seed.

Antonyms for Germ
outgrowth, issue, end, fruit, conclusion.

Thesaurus
Anlage, Euglena, adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, animalcule, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, base, basis, beginning, blastula, bud, bug, coccus, colon bacillus, diatom, disease-producing microorganism, dyad, echovirus, egg, embryo, enterovirus, fetus, filterable virus, flagellate, fount, fungus, germen, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, larva, loins, microbe, microorganism, microspore, microzoa, mold, monad, nematode, nonfilterable virus, nucleus, nymph, origin, ovum, paramecium, pathogen, picornavirus, protozoa, protozoon, reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, root, rudiment, salmonella, saprophyte, seed, source, spark, spermatozoon, spirillum, spirochete, spore, sporozoon, staphylococcus, start, streptococcus, tetrad, triad, trypanosome, vibrio, virus, volvox, vorticellum, zoospore, zygote

Etymology
From germe: <  germen:.

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 * : 毒菌
 * : 細菌
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Etymology
Indo-European *gʷʰer-, cognate with English warm

Adjective

 * 1) warm