coll

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First they "fertilized" nitrogen-fixing bacteria with a DNA "sex factor" from the common intestinal bacteria Escherichia coll, a non-nitrogen-fixing species.

From Time Magazine Archive

Robin made his testament Upon a coll of hay; And by cam' a greedy gled And snapt him a' away.

From Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk by Ford, Robert

Ordained a priest in 1795, he became Vice-Pres. and Prof. of Philosophy at the latter coll.

From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)

Et culpam in facto, non scelus esse meo, coll.

From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Döderlein, Ludwig

It was intoxicating to hear him exchanging comments with Rodney; no, he hadn't finished "coll."

From Martie, the Unconquered by Norris, Kathleen Thompson