or chiefly Brit  zo*o*gloea  n, pl  -gle*as  or  -gle*ae  or chiefly Brit  -gloe*as  or  -gloe*ae   :  a gelatinous or mucilaginous mass that is characteristic of the growth of various bacteria when growing in fluid media rich in organic material and is made up of the bodies of the bacteria embedded in a matrix of swollen confluent capsule substance zo*o*gle*al or chiefly Brit  zo*o*gloe*al  adj 
 
 
 
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