LYSOGEN


Meaning of LYSOGEN in English

/luy"seuh jeuhn, -jen'/ , n. Microbiol.

a bacterial cell or strain that has been infected with a temperate virus, one that does not cause destruction of the cell.

[ 1930-35; back formation from LYSOGENIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .