adj :  having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface : specif  :  forming or being rough colonies usu. made up of organisms that form chains or filaments and tend to marked decrease in capsule formation and virulence - used of dissociated strains of bacteria; - compare SMOOTH  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ra·phe  RF  roof  RPh 
 
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