microorganism
noun/ˌmaɪkroʊˈɔrɡənɪzəm/
Frequency rank: #19,470 most common English word
Meaning
A living thing too small to be seen without a microscope, such as a bacterium or virus.
Example sentence
Scientists discovered that the water sample contained microorganism capable of surviving extreme heat.
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