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E. Coli

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Noun

1. e. coli, escherichia coli

a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety

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E. Coli

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nounWord forms: plural e's, E's or Es
1. 
the fifth letter and second vowel of the modern English alphabet
2. 
any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in he, bet, or below
symbol for
1. mathematics
a transcendental number, fundamental to mathematics, that is the limit of (1 + 1/n)n as n increases to infinity: used as the base of natural logarithms. Approximate value: 2.718 282…; relation to π: eπi = –1, where i = √–1
2. 
electron
3. chess algebraic notation
symbol for
1. 
earth
2. 
East
3. 
English
4. 
Egypt(ian)
5. 
exa-
6. music
a. 
a note having a frequency of 329.63 hertz (E above middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the third note of the scale of C major
b. 
a key, string, or pipe producing this note
c. 
the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
7. physics
a. 
energy
b. 
electric field strength
c. 
electromotive force
d. 
Young's modulus (of elasticity)
8. logic
a universal negative categorical proposition, such as no pigs can fly: often symbolized as SeP
Compare A, I2, O1
9. 
a. 
a person without a regular income, or who is dependent on the state on a long-term basis because of unemployment, sickness, old age, etc
b. 
(as modifier)
E worker
See also occupation groupings
abbreviation for
10. 
Spain (international car registration)
11. informal
the drug ecstasy
abbreviation for
Earl

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E. Coli

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noun
1.  Education
a. 
a grade indicating below-average work, often equivalent to condition
b. 
sometimes, a grade indicating excellence
2.  Music
a. 
the third tone or note in the ascending scale of C major
b. 
a key, string, etc. producing this tone
c. 
the scale having this tone as the keynote
1. 
Earl
2. 
earth
3. 
east
4. 
eastern
5. 
empty
6.  American Football
end
7. 
England
8. 
English
9.  Baseball
error(s)
10. 
exa-
11. 
excellent
12.  Physics
a. 
energy
see also matter (sense 2)
b. 
the modulus of elasticity
c. 
electromotive force or voltage
nounWord forms: plural e's
1. 
the fifth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek epsilon, a borrowing from the Phoenician
2. 
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the vowel ( (ɛ) ; e) ) of bed or ( (i) ; ē) ) of equal, or, when unstressed, ( (ə) ; ə) ) as in father
3. 
a type or impression for e or E
4. 
the fifth in a sequence or group
5. 
an object shaped like E
adjective
6. 
of e or E
7. 
fifth in a sequence or group
8. 
shaped like E
noun
Ancient Mathematics
the number used as the base of the system of natural logarithms, approximately 2.71828
Physics
electron

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E. Coli

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n.
A bacterium (Escherichia coli) normally found in the human gastrointestinal tract and existing as numerous strains, some of which are responsible for diarrheal diseases. Some strains have been used experimentally as model organisms for the study of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics.

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