bakˈtirēəˌfāj noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bacteri- + -phage; originally formed in French
: any of various specific bacteriolytic viruses or bacteria-destroying agents that are normally present in sewage, in the intestinal tracts of man and animals especially when recovering from a bacterial infection, and in blood, pus, urine, or other body products and that are of uncertain nature though possessing definite organization and certain other attributes of living matter
• bac·te·rio·phag·ic ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fajik or bac·ter·i·oph·a·gous | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|äfəgəs adjective
• bac·te·ri·oph·a·gy (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷jē noun -es