E. co‧li /ˌiː ˈkəʊlaɪ $ -ˈkoʊ-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: Escherichia name of a type of bacteria (from T. Escher (1857-1911), German doctor) coli 'of the colon']
a type of
bacteria that can make you very ill if it is in any food that you eat
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