Germ
Germ noun - The source from which something grows or develops.
Usage example: this hastily scribbled equation on a cocktail napkin became the germ of a new scientific theory
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It's easy; we've got our college kids so interested in beer, they don't even care if we start manufacturing germ bombs again.
Source: Music / Dead Kennedys
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Start or Germ. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/germ/start.
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