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Definition of E. coli noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

E. coli

noun
 
/ˌiː ˈkəʊlaɪ/
 
/ˌiː ˈkəʊlaɪ/
[uncountable]
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  1. a type of bacteria that lives inside humans and some animals, some forms of which can cause food poisoning
    Word Originlate 20th cent.: abbreviation of the Latin binomial.
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