| Subject | English | German |
| med. | animal colony | Tierstaat |
| entomol. | ant colony | Ameisenhügel |
| entomol. | ant colony | Ameisenhaufen |
| gen. | ant colony | Ameisenkolonie |
| gen. | artist colony | Künstlerkolonie |
| med. | bacterial colony | Bakterienkolonie |
| gen. | bee colony | Bienenvolk |
| beekeep. | bee colony without food | Honigmangel |
| biol. | bird colony | Vogelkolonie |
| gen. | breeding colony | Brutkolonie |
| med. | bryozoan colony | Zoarium |
| med. | bryozoan colony | Bryozoen-Kolonie |
| med. | bryozoan colony | Polypar |
| gen. | Cape Colony | Kapkolonie |
| gen. | cfu/m3 colony forming units | KBE/m3 koloniebildende Einheit |
| life.sc. | colony count | Zählung der Kolonien |
| life.sc. | colony count | Kolonieauszählung |
| health., nat.sc. | colony count | Koloniezählverfahren |
| nat.res. | colony plate, bacterial count | Koloniezahl |
| nat.res. | colony plate, bacterial count | Keimzahl |
| life.sc. | colony count | Auszählen der Kolonien |
| med.appl. | colony counter | Keimzählgerät |
| med. | colony formation | Koloniebildung |
| med., life.sc. | colony forming ability | Kolonienbildungsvermögen |
| med. | colony forming cell | KBZ |
| med. | colony forming cell | CFC |
| med. | colony forming cell | koloniebildende Zelle |
| med. | colony forming unit | CFU |
| med. | colony forming unit | KBE |
| life.sc. | colony-forming unit | koloniebildende Einheiten |
| med. | colony forming unit | koloniebildende Einheit |
| gen. | colony-forming units | koloniebildende Einheiten |
| amer. | colony-forming units per milliliter cfu/ml | koloniebildende Einheiten pro Milliliter KbE/ml |
| dialys. | colony forming units per ml cfu/ml | koloniebildende Einheiten pro Milliliter (cfu/ml) |
| health. | colony growth by tumor cells | Koloniewachstum metastasierender Krebszellen |
| agric. | colony house management | Truthühnerhaltung in transportablen Ställen (of turkey) |
| med. | colony hybridization | Koloniehybridisierung |
| health. | colony of bacteria | Bakterienkolonie |
| med. | colony-stimulating factor | CSF |
| health., nat.sc. | colony stimulating factor | koloniestimulierender Faktor |
| med. | colony-stimulating factor | koloniestimulierender Faktor |
| construct. | colony-type residential building | Haus-Stadt |
| construct. | colony-type residential building | Großwohneinheit |
| gen. | Conference of Representatives of the last European Colonies | Konferenz der Vertreter der letzten europäischen Kolonien |
| med. | conidiated colony | Kolonie mit Konidienbildung |
| econ., BrE | Crown colonies | Kronkolonien |
| gen. | crown colony | Kronkolonie |
| gen. | daughter colonies | Tochterkolonien |
| med. | daughter colony | Tochterkolonie |
| beekeep. | drone-rearing colony | Volk drohnenbrütiges |
| beekeep. | dying of a bee colony | Absterben des Bienenvolkes |
| nat.sc. | enumeration of colonies | Auszählen der Kolonien |
| gen. | foreign colony | Fremdenviertel |
| gen. | foreign colony | Ausländerviertel |
| mycol. | fungus colony | Pilzkolonie |
| construct. | garden colony | Gartenwohnkolonie |
| construct. | garden colony | Gartensiedlung |
| construct. | garden colony | Gartenkolonie |
| agric. | giant colonies | Riesenkolonien |
| med., pharma. | granulocyte colony stimulating factor | Granulozyten-koloniestimulierender Faktor |
| health., nat.sc. | granulocyte colony stimulating factor | Granulozyten-kolonienstimulierender Faktor |
| med., pharma. | granulocyte colony-stimulating factor | Granulozyten-koloniestimulierender Faktor |
| med., pharma. | granulocyte colony-stimulating factor | G-CSF |
| med., pharma. | granulocyte colony stimulating factor | G-CSF |
| health. | granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor | Granulozyten-Makrophagen-kolonienstimulierender Faktor |
| med. | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor | GM-CSF |
| med. | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor | Granulozyten-Makrophagenkolonie-stimulierender Faktor |
| gen. | holiday colonies | Ferienkolonien |
| gen. | holiday colony | Ferienkolonie |
| beekeep. | honey-bearing capacity of a bee-colony | Honigsleistung des Bienenvolkes |
| health. | human stem cell colony | menschliche Stammzellenkolonie |
| beekeep. | joining of bee colonies | Zusammenlegen von Bienenvölkern |
| beekeep. | joining of bee colonies | Vereinigen |
| gen. | leper colony | Leprakolonie |
| med. | mental colony | Irrenkolonie |
| health. | metastatic colony | metastasierende Zellkolonie |
| gen. | ..Ministry of Colonies | Kolonialministerium |
| gen. | normal viable colony count | normaler Keimgehalt |
| gen. | nudist colony | FKK-Kolonie |
| med., life.sc. | number of revertant colonies per plate | Zahl der Revertanten-Kolonien pro Platte |
| beekeep. | nurse colony | Erziehervolk (for queen rearing) |
| beekeep. | nurse colony | Pflegevolk (for queen rearing) |
| nat.res. | open-air colony | Freilandvolk |
| beekeep. | parent colony | Stammvolk (of swarm) |
| beekeep. | parent colony | Muttervolk (of swarm) |
| tech. | pearlite colony | Perlitinsel |
| met. | pearlitic colony | Perlitkolonie |
| health., anim.husb. | pegylated bovine granulocyte colony stimulating factor | pegylierter boviner Granulozyten-koloniestimulierender Faktor |
| gen. | penal colony | Strafkolonie |
| med., life.sc. | pigmented colonies | pigmentierte Kolonien |
| med. | pigmented colony | pigmentierte Kolonie |
| med. | R colony | Gravisform von Bakterienkulturen |
| med. | R colony | R-Form (rauh) |
| life.sc. | recessive homozygous colony | rezessive homozygote Kolonie |
| med., life.sc. | revertant colony | Revertanten-Kolonie |
| life.sc., food.ind. | revivable total colony count | Gesamtgehalt vermehrungsfähiger Mikroorganismen |
| med. | rough colony | Gravisform von Bakterienkulturen |
| med. | rough colony | R-Form (rauh) |
| med. | S colony | Mitisform von Bakterienkulturen |
| med. | S colony | S-Form (glatt) |
| med. | sectored colonies | Kolonien mit Sektorbildung |
| health., anim.husb. | self-sustaining colony | sich selbst erhaltende Kolonie |
| gen. | shellfish colonies | Muschelbestand |
| med. | smooth colony | Mitisform von Bakterienkulturen |
| med. | smooth colony | S-Form (glatt) |
| med. | smooth colony | glatte Kolonie |
| gen. | space colony | Weltraumkolonie |
| med. | starter colony | Starterkolonie |
| beekeep. | strengthening of weak bee colonies | Verstärkung der Bienenvölker |
| beekeep. | strong bee colony | Honigblase |
| beekeep. | swarming impulse of a bee colony | Schwarmtrieb |
| beekeep. | swarming impulse of a bee colony | Schwarmneigung eines Bienenvolkes |
| beekeep. | swarming impulse of a bee colony | Schwarmlust |
| med. | terminal colony | Terminalkolonie |
| met. | the individual pearlite colonies appear with different degrees of contrast | die einzelnen Perlitkoerner heben sich durch die unterschiedliche Toenung voneinander ab |
| beekeep. | to hive a swarm to the parent colony | in den alten Stock zurückkehren |
| beekeep. | unification of bee colonies | Zusammenlegen von Bienenvölkern |
| beekeep. | unification of bee colonies | Vereinigen |
| beekeep. | uniting weak bee colonies | Verstärkung der Bienenvölker |
| gen. | unlabelled colonies | unmarkierte Kolonien |
| chem. | viable colony count | Lebendkeimdichte |
| chem. | viable colony count | Keimgehalt |
| agric. | vigour of bee-colony | Stärke oder Größe eines Bienenvolkes |