coliform
coliform adjective: of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals.
Adjective
coliform (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals.
Noun
coliform (plural coliforms)
- Such a bacterium.
- By contrast, nonaerogenic coliforms in human feces were only 2.5 per cent of the total coliform strains examined1969 May 20, Edwin E Geldreich, “Applying bacteriological parameters to recreational water quality”, in Journal‐American Water Works Association
- Differential biochemical or physiological characteristics which correlate with aerogenesis at elevated incubation temperatures will be adapted towards a fecal coliform procedure and towards converting a total coliform procedure under development to give a fecal coliform count as well.1973, Water Resources Research Catalog - Volume 8, Issue 1, page 732
coliform meaning in Tamil
coliform in Tamil
- ஒரு வகை நுண்கிருமி, காலையனைய, சல்லடைவடிவு கோலி நுண்ணுயிர்
Forms of coliform
| plural | coliforms |
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Origin of coliform
From the genitive of Latin colon + -iform.
Questions about coliform
- What does coliform mean?
- Coliform means of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals.
- What is coliform in Tamil?
- Coliform in Tamil is ஒரு வகை நுண்கிருமி, காலையனைய, சல்லடைவடிவு கோலி நுண்ணுயிர். See Coliform meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is coliform?
- Coliform can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near coliform in the dictionary
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