Synonyms & related words for coliform

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of coliform. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to coliform

Explore words related to coliform — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include bacteria, enterics, enterococcus, enterobacterium, spirillosis, enterobacteria, pseudomonad, abacterial. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does coliform come from?

The word coliform breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Latin origin: coli, from Greek kolon (“colon, large intestine”); and form, from Latin forma (“shape, form”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.