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How to pronounce “germ”

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Pronunciation guide for germ

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of germ with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
A Mouse With Two Dads — and a New Frontier for Biologythrough what biologists like me call germ cell lineage.
Definition summary
(biology) The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud, spore, or zygote.

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How to pronounce germ

A Mouse With Two Dads — and a New Frontier for Biology

through what biologists like me call germ cell lineage.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “germ”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (biology) The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud, spore, or zygote.
  • A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
  • (figurative) The origin or earliest version of an idea or project.
  • (mathematics) An equivalence class that includes a specified function defined in an open neighborhood.
  • [Verb]
  • To germinate.
  • (slang) To grow, as if parasitic.
  • [Adjective]
  • warm

Practice Nearby Words

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