biofilm
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bio- + film. First used in the early 1970s in the context of wastewater treatment.
Noun[edit]
biofilm (countable and uncountable, plural biofilms)
- (biology, medicine) A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
aggregation of microorganisms
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Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
biofilm m (plural biofilms)