Zoogloea

//ˌzoʊ.əˈɡli.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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.

Etymology

From zoo- + Ancient Greek γλοία (gloía).

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