microflora

noun

mi·cro·flo·ra ˌmī-krə-ˈflȯr-ə

: microscopic flora

: a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment)

microfloral

ˌmī-krə-ˈflȯr-əl

adjective

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Probiotics are part of this microflora; their function is to help the skin’s microbiome stay in balance by keeping potentially harmful bacteria in check and preventing them from over-proliferating. —

Melanie Rud, SELF, 23 Apr. 2024 Air Pollution Might Age Skin, But Is Anti-Pollution Skincare the Fix? Our skin hosts a microflora, or microorganisms that are similar to the microbiome of the gut, that helps protect against invading pathogens. —

Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024 Pre or probiotics can help keep the microflora on the skin in a healthy balance. —

Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024 Tilling also destroys the critical soil microflora and disrupts earthworms and other important, tiny critters that live in the soil. —

Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for microflora