pathogermn.
/ˈpaθədʒəːm/, U.S. /ˈpæθəˌdʒərm/ rare. Now disused.
A pathogenic microorganism.
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aerobian1865
anaerobian1865
microzyme1870
mycetes1874
pathogen1880
zooxanthella1882
aerobe1883
anaerobe1883
zymad1885
pathogerm1897
phytoflagellate1902
filter-passer1906
aerophile1907
zymocytea1909
fermenter1918
phytopathogen1918
phytomonad1926
pleuropneumonia-like organism1935
phototroph1941
mycoplasma1955
prokaryote1963
mycoplasm1964
serovar1973
spiroplasma1973
prokaryon1975
ureaplasma1975
1897 Daily News 9 Dec. 8/5 It was the patho~germ which was deadly,..the microbe was inimical to the pathogerm.
1904 N.E.D. at Patho- Pathogermic, pertaining to or of the nature of a pathogerm.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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