Definition of microbial in English:
microbial
adjective mʌɪˈkrəʊbɪəlmaɪˈkroʊbiəl
Relating to or characteristic of a microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation.
skin is a major source of microbial contamination during a surgical procedure
Example sentencesExamples
- This helps establish healthy microbial populations in the gut much quicker than would otherwise occur.
- These restrictions help prevent certified organic products from coming into contact with microbial contaminants.
- Intense microbial competition further retards regrowth of the pathogenic bacteria in the final product.
- Microbial levels less than 10 colony-forming units per liter are acceptable.
- The containment facility is the largest research facility where we can work with whole plants in a microbial quarantine greenhouse.
- Beneficial microbial populations outcompete decay-causing microbes for nutrients at a critical early stage in the pathogens' development.
- Most microbial degradation of pesticides occurs in the soil.
- It commands cells at the site of infection to kill themselves, which helps cordon off the microbial invader.
- Even good materials can have a negative effect on the soil by disrupting the microbial balance.
- Research that improved microbial insecticide formulations also led to environmentally friendly chemical formulations.
Definition of microbial in US English:
microbial
adjectivemaɪˈkroʊbiəlmīˈkrōbēəl
Relating to or characteristic of a microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation.
skin is a major source of microbial contamination during a surgical procedure
Example sentencesExamples
- This helps establish healthy microbial populations in the gut much quicker than would otherwise occur.
- Even good materials can have a negative effect on the soil by disrupting the microbial balance.
- Most microbial degradation of pesticides occurs in the soil.
- Beneficial microbial populations outcompete decay-causing microbes for nutrients at a critical early stage in the pathogens' development.
- It commands cells at the site of infection to kill themselves, which helps cordon off the microbial invader.
- Microbial levels less than 10 colony-forming units per liter are acceptable.
- Research that improved microbial insecticide formulations also led to environmentally friendly chemical formulations.
- These restrictions help prevent certified organic products from coming into contact with microbial contaminants.
- The containment facility is the largest research facility where we can work with whole plants in a microbial quarantine greenhouse.
- Intense microbial competition further retards regrowth of the pathogenic bacteria in the final product.