[1850â55; probably < Shelta mÅ­nnik name (alleged to be a permutation and extension of Irish ainm name)] - Originally meant a mark left by a tramp on a building or fence to indicate he/she had been there; therefore, a tramp's moniker identified him/her like a signature.
Define laccolith: a mass of igneous rock that is intruded between sedimentary beds and produces a domical bulging of the overlying strata a mass of igneous rock that is intruded between sedimentary beds and produces a domical bulging of the overlying strataâ¦ See the full definition
Escherichia coli (E. coli) , a rod-shaped member of the coliform group, can be distinguished from most other coliforms by its ability to ferment lactose at 44Â°C in the fecal coliform test, and by its growth and color reaction on certain types of culture media.