mikrop
noun C1- microbe (microorganism)
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Tap for its suffix chainThe p of mikrop becomes b before a vowel: mikrobum. The last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “my” ending is -um.
The last vowel, o, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The p of mikrop becomes b before a vowel: mikrobunda. The last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: mikrobunda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The p of mikrop becomes b before a vowel: mikrobuyla. The last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After a vowel, y joins the ending: mikrobuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Meçnikov'a göre yoğurttaki bakteriler bağırsaktaki zararlı mikropları bastırıyor ve böylece yaşlanmayı yavaşlatıyordu.
In Mechnikov's view, the bacteria in yogurt held back harmful microbes in the gut and so slowed down aging.
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