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biofilm

Mucous vs Biofilm - What's the difference?

mucous | biofilm |


As an adjective mucous

is pertaining to mucus.

As a noun biofilm is

(biology|medicine) a thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.

Biofilm vs Biomembrane - What's the difference?

biofilm | biomembrane |


As nouns the difference between biofilm and biomembrane

is that biofilm is a thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms while biomembrane is any biological membrane, but especially that of a cell.

Biofilm - What does it mean?

biofilm | |

is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As a noun biofilm

is a thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.

Biofilm vs Mucilage - What's the difference?

biofilm | mucilage |


As nouns the difference between biofilm and mucilage

is that biofilm is (biology|medicine) a thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms while mucilage is a thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.

Sheath vs Biofilm - What's the difference?

sheath | biofilm |


As nouns the difference between sheath and biofilm

is that sheath is a scabbard; a holster for a sword while biofilm is (biology|medicine) a thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.

As a verb sheath

is to put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.

Taxonomy vs Biofilm - What's the difference?

taxonomy | biofilm |


As nouns the difference between taxonomy and biofilm

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while biofilm is (biology|medicine) a thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.