Escherichia coli

esc·he·ric·hiacoli

uncommon

noun

1.

a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety

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escherichia

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Grammar

noun
singular	escherichia coli
plural	escherichia colis

Nearby words

eschatologically eschatologist eschatology escheat escherichia eschew Eschrichtiidae Eschrichtius Eschrichtius gibbosus Eschrichtius robustus

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