non-microbial
adjective
(alsononmicrobial)uk/ˌnɒn.maɪˈkrəʊ.bi.əl/us/ˌnɑːn.maɪˈkroʊ.bi.əl/not made up of orcausedbymicrobes(= verysmalllivingthings,especiallyonesthatcausedisease):
Shespentasummerat an oceanographicinstitutestudyingnon-microbiallifeforms.
Thetestcame backnegative,leadingthedoctortobelievethat herinfectionhad a nonmicrobialcause.
- Dandruff is often attributed toyeast, but there are non-microbialfactorsthat cancauseit as well, such as overexposure to thesunor anallergicreaction.
- Thepotatoplantsareliableto beeradicatedbyblightor to bedamagedby non-microbialpests, such asaphids.
Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses
- adenovirus
- aerobe
- amoebic
- anti-HIV
- antimicrobial
- bacterium
- germicidal
- germophobe
- hen of the woods
- human immunodeficiency virus
- incubation
- incubation period
- mildew
- spike protein
- staph
- staphylococcus
- strep
- streptococcal
- streptococcus
- taenia