No. 10,620 in Russian
возбудитель
"Возбудитель" in English means "pathogen" or "agent that causes excitation or stimulation."
In a sentence
Возбудитель заболеваний передаётся через воду.
The pathogen of diseases is transmitted through water.
Here, 'возбудитель' refers to a pathogen or causative agent of diseases in a medical context.
Этот фильм стал возбудителем громких споров.
This movie became a stimulator of intense debates.
Here, 'возбудитель' is used metaphorically to mean a trigger or instigator of debates.
В микробиологии изучают возбудителей различных инфекций.
In microbiology, they study the pathogens of various infections.
Here, 'возбудитель' is directly used to mean 'pathogens' as subjects of scientific study.
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