hypercolonization

noun

excessive colonization (by an organism)

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Meanings

nounhypercolonization (uncountable)

alternative hypercolonisation

  1. uncountablebiologyexcessive colonization (by an organism)

    Here, we show that inactivation of dsdA does not lead to hypercolonization.

    2015 September 15, “dsdA Does Not Affect Colonization of the Murine Urinary Tract by Escherichia coli CFT073”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hyper- + colonization.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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