microlife means microorganisms collectively. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From micro- + life.
noun
- Microorganisms collectively.
- A unit of risk representing half an hour change of life expectancy.“If you have unhealthy habits, it costs you microlives. If you smoke, each cigarette reduces your life expectancy on average by around 15 minutes, so two cigarettes loses you a microlife. […] And for every extra 5kg you are overweight, it will cost you around one microlife a day. […] If you survive your trip on the motorbike, then your micromort gets forgotten and you start the next day with a clea”