Coliform

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or relating to the bacilli that commonly inhabit the intestines of humans and other vertebrates, especially the colon bacillus.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals
  • n. Such a bacterium
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Resembling a sieve; cribriform; ethmoid.
    • Word Usage
    "The government also accepts beef with more than double the limit set by many fast-food chains for total coliform, which is used to assess whether a beef producer is minimizing fecal contamination in its meat."
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