MICROBIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does microbial mean? 

• MICROBIAL (adjective)
  The adjective MICROBIAL has 1 sense:

1. of or involving or caused by or being microbes

  Familiarity information: MICROBIAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MICROBIAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or involving or caused by or being microbes

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

microbial; microbic

Context example:

microbial warfare

Pertainym:

microbe (a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use)

Derivation:

microbe (a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use)

 Context examples 

The researchers analyzed more than 12,000 individual microbial genomes to build the Global Ocean Reference Genomes Tropics database.

(Study analyzing cells' blueprints reveals new patterns in the global distribution and diversity of ocean microbes, National Science Foundation)

These substances are used in the treatment of bacterial and other microbial infections.

(Antibiotic, NCI Thesaurus)

A trimethoprim analogue and selective inhibitor of microbial dihydrofolate reductase, with antibacterial activity.

(Epiroprim, NCI Thesaurus)

A method to determine the microbial susceptibility to two or more antibiotics.

(Antimicrobial Combination Testing Method, NCI Thesaurus)

Toll-like receptors on the surface of immature dendritic cells recognize microbial components to induce dendritic cell maturation.

(Dendritic Cell Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Microbial susceptibility as well as minimum inhibitory concentration of antibiotic is assessed.

(Gradient Diffusion Method, NCI Thesaurus)

The Fermentation Shared Resource provides services for custom production, purification, and maintenance of microorganisms, microbial products, and other plant and animal cells for use in cancer research by Cancer Center investigators.

(Fermentation Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)

The outcome of a test to determine whether microbial growth is affected by an antimicrobial compound.

(Microbial Susceptibility Test Result, NCI Thesaurus)

A method to determine whether microbial growth is affected by an antimicrobial compound.

(Microbial Susceptibility Test, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers took seawater samples and measurements that offer insights into the microbial community.

(Microbes reflect the health of coral reefs, National Science Foundation)