BACTERIOCIN

Meaning of BACTERIOCIN in English

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bacteri- + -cin (as in colicin) Date: 1954 an antibiotic (as colicin) produced by bacteria

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BACTERIOCIN — bakˈtirēəsə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bacteri- + -cin (as in colicin ); originally formed as French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACTERIOCIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bacteri- + -cin (as in colicin ) Date: 1954 : an antibiotic (as colicin) produced …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BACTERIOCIN — [bac.te.rio.cin] n [ISV bacteri- + -cin (as in colicin)] (1954): an antibiotic (as colicin) produced by bacteria
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BACTERIOCIN — n. Pronunciation: bak- ' tir- ē - ə -s ə n Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bacteri- + -cin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COLICIN — /kol"euh sin/ , n. Pharm. any bacteriocin produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli and having a lethal effect on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary