ZOOGLOEA

Etymology

Noun

zoogloea (plural zoogloeas or zoogloeae)

(biology) A colony or mass of bacteria embedded in a viscous gelatinous substance, characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution.

Source: Wiktionary


Zo`ö*gloe"a, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Biol.)

Definition: A colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous substance. The zoögloea is characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution. Also used adjectively.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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