"zoogloea" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌzəʊ.əˈɡliː.ə/ [UK], /ˌzoʊ.əˈɡli.ə/ [US] Forms: zoogloeas [plural], zoogloeae [plural], zoöglœa [alternative], zooglea [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːə Etymology: From zoo- + Ancient Greek γλοία (gloía). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|zoo|grc:γλοία}} zoo- + Ancient Greek γλοία (gloía) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|zoogloeae}} zoogloea (plural zoogloeas or zoogloeae)
  1. (biology) A colony or mass of bacteria embedded in a viscous gelatinous substance, characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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