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)