COLICIN


Meaning of COLICIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' k ō -l ə -s ə n

Variant: also co · li · cine \ - ˌ s ē n \

Function: noun

Etymology: French colicine, from col- + -cine (as in streptomycine streptomycin)

Date: 1946

: any of various antibacterial substances produced by strains of intestinal bacteria (as of E. coli)

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