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Etymology edit

loop +‎ -ful

Noun edit

loopful (plural loopfuls)

  1. As much as a loop will contain
    • 2014 December 16, Afsaneh Noormandi, Fatemeh Dabaghzadeh, “Effects of green tea on Escherichia coli as a uropathogen”, in Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine[1], volume 5, →DOI:
      A loopful from the highest dilution streaked on nutrient agar plates, that did not show any bacterial growth after overnight incubation, was taken as minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC).