bacteriocins
Meaning of bacteriocins
plural noun
a protein produced by bacteria of one strain and active against those of a closely related strain.
1950s: from French bactériocine, from Greek baktērion ‘small cane’ + a shortened form of colicin.
Information about bacteriocins
- It is a name.
- The singular form of bacteriocins is: bacteriocin.
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Hyphenation of bacteriocins
bac-te-ri-ocins
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
- bacteriocins is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
Anagrams of bacteriocins
Words that rhyme with bacteriocins
bacitracins, characins, folacins, indomethacins, niacins, turacins, MTdecins, clavecins, allicins, capsaicins, capsicins, colicins, daunorubicins, doxorubicins, ficins, gentamicins, ricins, rifampicins, salicins, sericins, streptothricins, streptovaricins, tunicins, tyrothricins, Indocins, Pitocins, novobiocins, oxytocins, psilocins, pyocins, vasotocins, farcins, orcins, resorcins, lipofuscins, viscins, brucins, leucins, mucins, Achromycins, Adriamycins, Aureomycins, Terramycins, actinomycins, adriamycins, antimycins, bambermycins, cephamycins, chromomycins, clindamycins