Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 14 compound words that contain organism. The most common are listed below. Open organism in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- micro-organismAlternative spelling of microorganism: An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
- model organismAny organism (e.g. the fruit fly) that has been extensively studied as an example of many others, and from which general principles may be established; often chosen for reasons including short generation time, small genome, and …
- super organismAlternative form of superorganism: A social colony of individuals who, through division of labour, effective communication and self-organization, form a highly connected community that functions as if it were a single organism.
- cybernetic organismSynonym of cyborg: A being which is part machine and part organic.
- mycoplasma-like organismSynonym of phytoplasma: Any of various specialized bacteria that are obligate parasites of plant phloem tissue and of some insects, characterized by the lack of a cell wall, a pleiomorphic or filamentous shape (normally with a diameter of …
- fastidious organismAny organism having complex or particular nutritional requirements.
- pleuropneumonia-like organismAny of a number of mycoplasma bacteria similar in colonial morphology and filterability to the causative agent (Mycoplasma sp.) of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.
- paleo-organismA prehistoric organism.
- macro-organismAlternative form of macroorganism: Any organism that can be seen with the naked eye (or with a simple lens).
- proto-organismAlternative form of protoorganism: An organism whose nature is so difficult to determine that it might be referred to either the animal or the vegetable kingdom.
Compound words 14
- cyborgA being which is part machine and part organic.
- orgoneIn the psychoanalytic theory of Wilhelm Reich, a form of sexual energy or life force distributed throughout the universe and available for collection, storage, and further use.
- protoorganismAn organism whose nature is so difficult to determine that it might be referred to either the animal or the vegetable kingdom.
- epiorganismA group of organisms (such as a hive of bees) regarded as a single organism
- metaorganismAny multicellular organism together with the microbes etc that it hosts
- multiorganismRelating to multiple organisms
- nonorganismThat which is not an organism.
- supraorganismA system of multiple organisms that may be considered a single organism, such as an insect colony, or an organism with endosymbionts.
- biorgA non-human animal cyborg.
- microorganismAn organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.