COLIFORM


Meaning of COLIFORM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkō-lə-ˌfȯrm, ˈkä- ]

adjective

Date: 1906

: of, relating to, or being gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria (as E. coli) normally present in the intestine

monitored coliform levels in drinking water

• coliform noun

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