"microbiome" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: microbiomes [plural]
Etymology: micro- + biome or blend of microbiota + genome Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|biome}} micro- + biome, {{blend|en|microbiota|genome|nocap=1}} blend of microbiota + genome Head templates: {{en-noun}} microbiome (plural microbiomes)
  1. (genetics) The genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota. Categories (topical): Genetics, Biology Translations (Translations): Mikrobiom [neuter] (German), mikrobiom (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-microbiome-en-noun-bGpUNjZC Disambiguation of Biology: 49 51 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro- Disambiguation of English blends: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 56 44 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 55 45
  2. (biology) A microbial biome, such as the community of microbes within the human gut. Categories (topical): Biology, Biology
    Sense id: en-microbiome-en-noun-G6sOFbch Disambiguation of Biology: 49 51 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 47 53 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: thanatomicrobiome Related terms: microbiomial, microbiota, microgenome, metagenomics

Inflected forms

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