Zoöglœa

‖Zo′ö‐glœ″a (?), n. [NL., from Gr. ζῳ̑ον an animal + � any glutinous substance.] (Biol.) A colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous substance. The zoöglœa is characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution. Also used adjectively.