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zoogloea

(-glē′ə)

noun

a colony of bacteria forming a jellylike mass as the result of the swelling of the cell walls through the absorption of water

Origin: ModL < zoo- + Gr gloios, glutinous substance, gum < IE base *glei- > clay

Related Forms:

zoogloeal adjective or zoogloeic

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