colliform

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

colliform (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of coliform (“of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines or colons of mammals”)
   • 1994, Bruce Berger, There Was a River, Tucson, A.Z., London: The University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 61:

     In the summer of 1992, eight beaches were closed and swimmers were warned away because of colliform bacteria, caused by boaters emptying toilets directly into the lake or onto nearby shores. Park officials may soon supply the lake with floating waste disposal systems.

Etymology 2

Adjective

colliform (comparative more colliform, superlative most colliform)

1. Alternative form of colloform (“having a rounded, finely banded texture formed by rhythmic precipitation”)
   • 1983, Charles S. Hutchison, Economic Deposits and Their Tectonic Setting, New York, N.Y.: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 47, column 2:

     The ore may be massive or colliform and stratified.