Definition
Producing, generating, or giving rise to germs; capable of originating microorganisms or disease.
Etymology
From 'germ' (microorganism) + Latin '-genus' (producing, generating) + '-ous' (having the quality of). This formal adjective was created in the 19th century during the era of germ theory.
Kelly Says
Germigenous is a relic term that scientists used when they still weren't sure if diseases spontaneously generated germs or if germs caused diseases—it's extinct now because we solved the question, and dead words tell us what past scientists were confused about.
Translations
CACatalà
germinatiu
zher-mee-nah-tee-oo
CSČeština
klíčící
klee-chee-chee
DADansk
frøgivende
fro-ge-ven-deh
DEDeutsch
keimend
kaym-ent
ELΕλληνικά
απόφυση
a-po-fi-zee
ESEspañol
germinativo
her-mee-nah-tee-voh
FISuomi
itääminen
ee-taa-mee-nen
FRFrançais
germinatif
zher-mee-na-teef
HEעברית
התפתחותי
ha-te-fa-chot-ee
HIहिन्दी
उद्भवशील
ud-bha-vee-sheel
IDBahasa Indonesia
berpotensi berkecambah
ber-po-ten-see ber-ke-cham-bah
ITItaliano
germinativo
zher-mee-nah-tee-voh
MSBahasa Melayu
berpotensi berkecambah
ber-po-ten-see ber-ke-cham-bah
NLNederlands
kiemvormende
khim-vor-men-deh
NONorsk
frøgivende
fro-ge-ven-deh
PLPolski
wykazujący zdolność kiełkowania
vye-ka-zoo-y-sh-chee z-dol-no-sht kieł-kow-kye
PTPortuguês
germinativo
zher-mee-nah-tee-voh
RORomână
germinativ
zher-mee-nah-teev
RUРусский
прорастающий
pro-ras-ta-y-oo-shee-y
SVSvenska
fröjlig
froy-lig
SWKiswahili
kutoka
koo-toh-kah
TAதமிழ்
துளைத்தல்
thulai-ttal
THไทย
มีคุณสมบัติในการงอก
mee-khun-som-ba-ree-d-in-ngok
TLTL
may pagtubo
may pa-gtoo-bo
TRTürkçe
çimlenme özelliği
chim-len-meh o-speh-li-ghi
UKУкраїнська
проростаючий
pro-ro-sta-y-oo-chyy
VITiếng Việt
có khả năng nảy mầm
co-kha-na-nhay-mam
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la