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📖 Определения и значения для слова germ

📒 a very small living thing that can cause infection and disease

  • Disinfectant kills germs.
  • Dirty hands can be a breeding ground for germs.
  • Cracks and scratches in work surfaces can harbour germs.

📒 an early stage of the development of something

  • Here was the germ of a brilliant idea.
  • The germ of the town was a single house near the river.

📒 the part of a plant or an animal that can develop into a new one

  • The germ is the embryo of the new plant.
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