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coliform definition

co·li·form (kō′lə fôrm′, käl′ə-)

adjective

designating, of, or like the aerobic bacillus normally found in the colon: a coliform count is often used as an indicator of fecal contamination of water supplies

Etymology: col(on) + -i- + -form

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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