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germ vs structure

structure vs germ

germ and structure both are nouns.

germ is not a verb while structure is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
germ Yes No No No
structure Yes No Yes No
As nouns, structure is a hypernym of germ; that is, structure is a word with a broader meaning than germ:
  • germ: a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
  • structure: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
Other hypernyms of germ include anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part.
germ (noun) structure (noun)
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
anything that provides inspiration for later work a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
germ (verb) structure (verb)
give a structure to
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