zooglea

Or zo·o·gloe·a

[zoh-uh-glee-uh]

noun

Bacteriology.

plural

zoogleas, zoogleae 

1. a jellylike mass of microorganisms.

Other Word Forms

• zoogleal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of zooglea¹

1875–80; zoo- + New Latin gloea gum < Greek gloía glue

Example Sentences

The addition of bleach to the prefiltered water at Yonkers also resulted in an increased count and in these instances the aftergrowths are due to a disturbance of the equilibrium by the action of the chlorine on the zooglea and other organic matter invariably found in ripe filters.

From Project Gutenberg