What does GERM mean?
Definitions for GERM
dʒɜrmgerm
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word GERM.
Princeton's WordNet
source, seed, germnoun
anything that provides inspiration for later work
germnoun
a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
microbe, bug, germnoun
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
GCIDE
Germnoun
A microorganism, especially a disease-causing bacterium or virus; -- used informally, as, the don't eat food that falls on the floor, it may have germs on it.
Wiktionary
germnoun
The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore.
germnoun
A pathogenic microorganism.
germnoun
An idea that forms the basis of some project.
germnoun
The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.
germverb
To germinate
germverb
to grow, as if parasitic
Germnoun
a German person.
Etymology: From germe, from germen.
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germ
A germ is a microorganism, especially one that causes disease. It can also refer to the initial stage in development, a basic cell or biological component from which living organisms or parts grow, or a seed of an idea.
Webster Dictionary
Germnoun
that which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under which an organism appears
Germnoun
that from which anything springs; origin; first principle; as, the germ of civil liberty
Germverb
to germinate
Etymology: [F. germe, fr. L. germen, germinis, sprout, but, germ. Cf. Germen, Germane.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Germ
jėrm, n. a rudimentary form of a living thing, whether a plant or animal: (bot.) the seed-bud of a plant: a shoot: that from which anything springs, the origin: a first principle.—v.i. to put forth buds, sprout.—n. Germ′icide, that which destroys germs. [Fr. germe—L. germen, a bud.]
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
GERM
A bit of animal life living in water. GERMAN More animal life, living on beer.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GERM
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Germ is ranked #111988 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Germ surname appeared 157 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Germ.
96.8% or 152 total occurrences were White.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of GERM in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of GERM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of GERM in a Sentence
if you do not live life like a germ you wont learn the ways of the yerm. -germterm out
People work out at the gym rather than going to the park so the gym equipment is a big germ hotspot, also, people tend do more shopping at malls. Door handles and escalator handles are particularly germy.
Fluids help thin out the mucus that your body makes when you're sick, and when that germ-filled mucus is thinner, it's easier to clear out of your system.
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.
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.
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Translations for GERM
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- جرثومةArabic
- germenCatalan, Valencian
- KeimGerman
- μικρόβιοGreek
- germenSpanish
- itiöFinnish
- germeFrench
- xermeGalician
- csíraHungarian
- germe, microboItalian
- 胚芽, 細菌, 芽生えJapanese
- germine cohaerenteLatin
- kitakitaMāori
- kiemDutch
- mikrob, zarazek, zalążek, bakcylPolish
- germePortuguese
- зачаток, зародыш, микробRussian
- klíčekSlovak
- frö, mikrobSwedish
- เชื้อโรคThai
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