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coliform

[ kol-uh-fawrm, koh-luh- ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a coliform bacillus.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of coliform1

1850–55; < New Latin coli, genitive of Latin colum, colon colon 2 (the specific epithet of various species of bacteria inhabiting the colon, as Escherichia coli; construed as col- + -i- ) + -form

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colicweedcoliform bacillus