Usually means: Microbial communities adhering to surfaces.
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  1. biofilm: Merriam-Webster
  2. biofilm: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. biofilm: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. biofilm: Dictionary.com
  7. Biofilm: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. biofilm: Encyclopedia

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  1. biofilm: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. Biofilm: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  6. biofilm: Medical dictionary
  7. Biofilm: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (biofilm)

▸ noun:  (biology, medicine) A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.

Similar:
biofouling, mycobiome, microbiome, epimicrobiota, microbiota, matrix, bacteriogram, biolayer, microbiont, bioculture, more...

Types:
dental plaque, earwax, mucus, slime, more...

Phrases:
dental biofilm, plaque biofilm, bacterial plaque biofilm, waterline biofilm, Moving bed biofilm reactor, more...

Adjectives:
bacterial, dental, microbial, mature, thick, subgingival, thin, nitrifying, active, mixed, state

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Similar:
biofouling, mycobiome, microbiome, epimicrobiota, microbiota, matrix, bacteriogram, biolayer, microbiont, bioculture, more...

Types:
dental plaque, earwax, mucus, slime, more...

Phrases:
dental biofilm, plaque biofilm, bacterial plaque biofilm, waterline biofilm, Moving bed biofilm reactor, more...

Adjectives:
bacterial, dental, microbial, mature, thick, subgingival, thin, nitrifying, active, mixed, state

Colors:
    green,     brown,     yellow,     gray,     black, more...



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