Germ and Outbreak

Germ

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

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

Nearby Words: germinal, German, germing

Outbreak noun - A sudden and usually temporary growth of activity.

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Germ and outbreak are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Germ" instead a noun "Outbreak".

Nearby Word: outbreaking

alien	alien germ	alien outbreak
experimental	experimental germ	experimental outbreak

Outbreak: Donald Sutherland and Morgan Freeman's characters, despite knowing how deadly the Motaba virus is, play clueless so they can use the version they have a cure for as a germ warfare weapon.

Source: Apocalyptic Gag Order

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