dyscolonization

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noun

The breakup of bacterial colonies

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Meanings

noundyscolonization (countable and uncountable, plural dyscolonizations)

plural dyscolonizations

  1. countableuncountableThe breakup of bacterial colonies

Origin

From dys- + colonization.

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APA

dyscolonization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyscolonization

MLA

“dyscolonization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyscolonization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dyscolonization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyscolonization.

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