E. COLI


Meaning of E. COLI in English

/ ˌiː ˈkəʊlaɪ; NAmE ˈkoʊ-/ noun

[ U ] a type of bacteria that lives inside humans and some animals, some forms of which can cause food poisoning

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WORD ORIGIN

late 20th cent.: abbreviation of the Latin binomial.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.