coliform

[ kol-uh-fawrm, koh-luh- ]

/ ˈkɒl əˌfɔrm, ˈkoʊ lə- /

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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a coliform bacillus.

noun

coliform bacillus.

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Origin of coliform

1850–55; <New Latin coli, genitive of Latin colum,coloncolon² (the specific epithet of various species of bacteria inhabiting the colon, as Escherichia coli; construed as col- + -i-) + -form

Words nearby coliform

colicin, colicinogen, colicky, colicroot, colicweed, coliform, coliform bacillus, coliform bacteria, Coligny, Colima, colin