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zoöglœa
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zoöglœa, n. [NL., from Gr. zw^,on an animal + any glutinous substance.].
A colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous substance. The zoöglœa is characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution. Also used adjectively. [1913 Webster]
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