microbial

1. 1.

   of or involving or caused by or being microbes

   “microbial warfare”

   Synonymsmicrobic

Questions about microbial

What does microbial mean?

microbial means "of or involving or caused by or being microbes".

How many syllables are in microbial?

microbial has 4 syllables: mi-cro-bi-al. The stress falls on "cro". In IPA it is /maɪˈkɹoʊbiəl/.

What is another word for microbial?

Close synonyms include microbic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is microbial a common word?

microbial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.