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'germ' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'germ' with 3 example sentences.


germ noun

: anything that provides inspiration for later work

: a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use


  • To the best of my knowledge, this chemical will prevent germs from breeding.
  • Germs can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
  • Louis Pasteur discovered that germs cause most infectious diseases.
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