"biofilm" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: biofilms [plural]
Etymology: From bio- + film. First used in the early 1970s in the context of wastewater treatment. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|film}} bio- + film Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} biofilm (countable and uncountable, plural biofilms)
  1. (biology, medicine) A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms. Wikipedia link: biofilm Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Medicine Derived forms: antibiofilm Translations (aggregation of microorganisms): biofilmi (Finnish), biokalvo (Finnish), biopellicule [masculine] (French), Biofilm [masculine] (German), biofilm (Hungarian), biofilm [masculine] (Polish), biofilme [masculine] (Portuguese), biofilm (Slovak), biopelícula [feminine] (Spanish)

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: biofilms [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} biofilm m (plural biofilms)
  1. biofilm Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-biofilm-es-noun-idg61vD7 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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