or  matt  or  matte  adj 1  :  lacking or deprived of luster or gloss  :  having a usu. smooth even surface free from shine or highlights  2  :  having a coarse rough rugose or granular surface <a bacterium that forms colonies on agar> 
n :  a mat colony of bacteria .
 
 
 
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