Basis and Germ

Basis

Basis noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Germ and basis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Germ" instead a noun "Basis".

Nearby Word: basic

Germ noun - The source from which something grows or develops.

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Basis and germ are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Germ".

Nearby Words: germinal, German, germing

little	little basis	little germ
scientific	scientific basis	scientific germ

Only after Louis Pasteur proposed the germ theory of disease, Lister was able to push with the aseptics, as it finally has had a theoretical basis.

Source: Autopsy Snack Time
It was first published in a weekly basis from 1957 to 1959 in the Hora Cero magazine, scripted by Héctor Germán Oesteheld and featuring art by Francisco Solano López.The story is set about a decade into the future where a deadly snowfall suddenly strikes.

Source: Comic Book / El Eternauta

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