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Meanings of germ in English

Portuguese
germes
Spanish
semilla

Anything that provides inspiration for later work.

        germes
        Portuguese
        micróbio
        Catalan
        microbi

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

              micróbio
              Usage of germ in English
              1
              The germ is found in the sputum and in the nasal secretions.
              The Eugenic Marriage, Volume 4 (of 4) / A Personal Guide to the ...
              2
              For the expropriation of dwellings contains in germ the whole social revolution.
              The Conquest of Bread
              3
              They are inherent in human nature; the germ is in every man.
              A Book of Remarkable Criminals
              4
              This is a report on 5 cases of mediastinal germ cell tumours.
              Pubmed
              5
              The testis' function is to produce haploid germ cells necessary for reproduction.
              Pubmed
              6
              The germ of the barbarous system is there contained in its entirety.
              The World Decision
              7
              In familial cases, the primary mutation is transmitted in the germ line.
              Pubmed
              8
              Thus, DND1 is crucial for suppression of teratoma development from germ cells.
              Pubmed
              9
              Here is the germ of all the horrors of the mediaeval imagination.
              The Chief End of Man
              10
              Perhaps the germ of this beautiful image may be found in Shakspeare:-
              Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2
              11
              The sowing contains the germ of all the harvests to be reaped.
              The Investment of Influence: A Study of Social Sympathy and Serv...
              12
              Here at last was the germ of a true community of worlds.
              Star Maker
              13
              A similar pattern of expression was seen in intratubular germ cell neoplasia.
              Pubmed
              14
              Spermatogonia represent a diploid germ cell population that includes spermatogonial stem cells.
              Pubmed
              15
              We pass on then to the second item-thequestion of the germ.
              Valere Aude: Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regen...
              16
              Yet, after all, here was the germ of the idea of antisepsis.
              A History of Science — Volume 2
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              Portuguese
              germesmicróbio
              Germ through the time
              Germ across language varieties
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