1. relating to or caused by microbes
Usage: scientific; medical

Examples

• The microbic contamination spread rapidly through the water supply.
• Scientists studied the microbic activity in the soil samples.
• The infection was clearly microbic in origin.
• Microbic growth was observed under the microscope.
• The laboratory tested for microbic presence in the food.
• Microbic processes play a crucial role in decomposition.