BACTERIOCIN


Meaning of BACTERIOCIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: bak- ' tir- ē - ə -s ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bacteri- + -cin (as in colicin )

Date: 1954

: an antibiotic (as colicin) produced by bacteria

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