germen

Definitions of germen
  1. noun
    a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
    synonyms: microbio
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    type of:
    microorganismo
    any organism of microscopic size
  2. noun
    anything that provides inspiration for later work
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    inspiración
    arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
  3. noun
    the place where something begins, where it springs into being
    synonyms: fuente, nacimiento, origen, principio, venero
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    derivación
    the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
    manantial
    the source of water from which a stream arises
    cabecera de un río
    the source of a river
    fontanal, manantial
    the source of water for a well
    cuna, proveniencia
    where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
    type of:
    punto
    the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
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