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adhesin

adhesin noun: any of several factors that enable bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces as a step towards infection.

Noun

adhesin (plural adhesins)

  1. Any of several factors that enable bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces as a step towards infection.

Forms of adhesin

pluraladhesins

Words formed from adhesin

Questions about adhesin

What does adhesin mean?
Adhesin means any of several factors that enable bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces as a step towards infection.
What part of speech is adhesin?
Adhesin is a noun.
What is the plural of adhesin?
The plural of adhesin is adhesins.

Words near adhesin in the dictionary

  1. adhesed
  2. adheses
  3. adhesibilities
  4. adhesibility
  5. adhesible
  6. adhesin
  7. adhesine
  8. adhesines
  9. adhesing
  10. adhesins
  11. adhesiogenesis

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