bacteriocin
Meaning of bacteriocin
noun
a protein produced by bacteria of one strain and active against those of a closely related strain.
1950s: from French bactériocine, from Greek baktērion ‘small cane’ + a shortened form of colicin.
Information about bacteriocin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of bacteriocin is: bacteriocins.
- Languages in which bacteriocin is used:
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Hyphenation of bacteriocin
bac-te-ri-ocin
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- bacteriocin is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
Anagrams of bacteriocin
Words that rhyme with bacteriocin
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