noun
or col·i·cine ˈkōlə̇sə̇n, ˈkäl-, -ˌsēn
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin coli (specific epithet of Escherichia coli, a bacterium that produces it) + English connective -c- + -in, -ine
: any of certain antibacterial substances produced by some strains of intestinal bacteria and considered to have possible affinity with the coliphages