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macrocolony

macrocolony noun: a relatively large-scale colony (of bacteria etc).

Noun

macrocolony (plural macrocolonies)

  1. A relatively large-scale colony (of bacteria etc)

Forms of macrocolony

pluralmacrocolonies

Origin of macrocolony

From macro- + colony.

Questions about macrocolony

What does macrocolony mean?
Macrocolony means a relatively large-scale colony (of bacteria etc).
What part of speech is macrocolony?
Macrocolony is a noun.
What is the plural of macrocolony?
The plural of macrocolony is macrocolonies.

Words near macrocolony in the dictionary

  1. macrocodes
  2. macrocoding
  3. macrocolinearity
  4. macrocollum
  5. macrocolonies
  6. macrocolony
  7. macrocolum
  8. macrocolumn
  9. macrocolumns
  10. macrocommunities
  11. macrocommunity

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