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co•ryn•e•form
(kə rin′ə fôrm′),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- Microbiologyhaving a rodlike or clublike shape.
n.
- Microbiology[Bacteriol.]any coryneform bacterium, esp. a corynebacterium or propionibacterium.
- coryne(bacterium) + -form 1950–55