"coliform" meaning in English

See coliform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From the genitive of Latin colon + -iform. Etymology templates: {{af|en|la:colon|-iform}} Latin colon + -iform Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} coliform (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-coliform-en-adj-~037MGXP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -iform, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -iform: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4

Noun

Forms: coliforms [plural]
Etymology: From the genitive of Latin colon + -iform. Etymology templates: {{af|en|la:colon|-iform}} Latin colon + -iform Head templates: {{en-noun}} coliform (plural coliforms)
  1. Such a bacterium.
    Sense id: en-coliform-en-noun-GkLf5qjy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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