Meanings
nounzoogloea (plural zoogloeas or zoogloeae)
plural zoogloeas · plural zoogloeae · alternative zoöglœa · alternative zooglea
- biologyA colony or mass of bacteria embedded in a viscous gelatinous substance, characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéh₃-w-os
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ōwós
- Ancient Greekζωός (zōós)
- Ancient Greekζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on)
- Ancient Greekζῷον (zōîon)
- Englishzoo-
- Ancient Greekγλοία (gloía)
- Englishzoogloea
From zoo- + Ancient Greek γλοία (gloía).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with zoogloea
viaideaKoreaeamariaTanzaniaLuciaGarciamiaEritrealeaBeadiarrheaLeahsheariaureaHoseapizzeriaSandiatortillaPadillaTheachia
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
zoogloea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoogloea
MLA
“zoogloea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoogloea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zoogloea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoogloea.
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