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Meaning of 'zoogloea' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Zoogloea [ n.]
- A colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous substance. The zoogloea is characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution. Also used adjectively.

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zoo- zoochemical zoochemistry zoochemy zoochlorella zoocyst zoocytia zoocytium zoodendria zoodendrium

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