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zooglea

American

[zoh-uh-glee-uh] / ˌzoʊ əˈgli ə /

Or zoogloea

noun

Bacteriology.

a jellylike mass of microorganisms.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

zoogleal

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of zooglea

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

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