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aureocin

aureocin noun: any of a class of bacteriocins produced by Staphylococcus aureus.

Noun

aureocin (plural aureocins)

  1. Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by Staphylococcus aureus.

Forms of aureocin

pluralaureocins

Origin of aureocin

aureus + -cin

Questions about aureocin

What does aureocin mean?
Aureocin means any of a class of bacteriocins produced by Staphylococcus aureus.
What part of speech is aureocin?
Aureocin is a noun.
What is the plural of aureocin?
The plural of aureocin is aureocins.

Words near aureocin in the dictionary

  1. Aurelucian
  2. aureobasidin
  3. aureobasidins
  4. aureochrome
  5. aureochromes
  6. aureocin
  7. aureocins
  8. aureofungin
  9. aureofuscin
  10. aureola
  11. aureolae

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