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non-microbial
adjective
(alsononmicrobial)uk /ˌnɒn.maɪˈkrəʊ.bi.əl/ us /ˌnɑːn.maɪˈkroʊ.bi.əl/
not made up of or caused by microbes(= very small living things, especially ones that cause disease):
She spent a summer at an oceanographic institute studying non-microbial life forms.
The test came back negative, leading the doctor to believe that her infection had a nonmicrobial cause.
Dandruff is often attributed to yeast, but there are non-microbial factors that can cause it as well, such as overexposure to the sun or an allergic reaction.
The potato plants are liable to be eradicated by blight or to be damaged by non-microbial pests, such as aphids.
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