microbiology vs colony

microbiology and colony both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
microbiology	Yes	No	No	No
colony	Yes	No	No	No

microbiology (noun)	colony (noun)
the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans	a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
	a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
	(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
	a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
	a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated