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A community of microorganisms attached to a surface and embedded in material they produce.
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- bacterial biofilm
- biofilm formation
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A biofilm coated the inside of the pipe.
Cleaning disrupted the bacterial biofilm.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular biofilm; plural biofilms. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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