Synonyms for germ
dʒɜrmgerm

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1. germ

   Synonyms:
   seed, nucleus, embryo, origin, bud

   Antonyms:
   fruit, development, result

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1. source, seed, germnoun

   anything that provides inspiration for later work

   Synonyms:
   generator, rootage, seeded player, seed, bug, reference, informant, seminal fluid, beginning, semen, cum, root, microbe, come, source, ejaculate, author, origin, reservoir

2. germnoun

   a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

   Synonyms:
   seed, source, microbe, bug

3. microbe, bug, germnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   seed, hemipteran, hemipterous insect, bug, glitch, source, microbe, hemipteron

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1. germnoun

   Synonyms:
   ovary, embryo, seed-bud, young bud

2. germnoun

   Synonyms:
   origin, first principle

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1. germnoun

   Synonyms:
   origin, first principle, embryo, bud, seed, spore

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1. List of paraphrases for "germ":

   germinal, microbe, germs, bacteriological, germán, bacterial, sprouts, mutagenicity

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1. Norman Douglas:

   There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a man to ponder or create; and in this dim corner of himself he can take refuge and find consolations which the society of his fellow creatures does not provide.

2. Ahmed Korayem:

   The germ of genius with a definite purpose is contagious. Otherwise, it's pathogenic.

3. James Scott:

   It is important for people to understand that this study is specifically concerned with one particular germ that is increasingly implicated in hospital-acquired infections, this study really only applies to the specific environment of hospitals, and I'm confident that alcohol-based disinfectants will continue to remain highly effective in general use.

4. Mike McGrew:

   The idea is you have to now be able to do this with pigeon species. And that’s the big, hard part jumping from chicken species, which many labs in the world do, to other bird species, i’ve been trying for about 10 years to culture germ cells from other bird species. It’s hard.

5. John McInnes:

   It was working with the germ theory of the day, fresh air and sunlight were an important part of the curative process. There were a lot of times that was all we had to offer.