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autoinducer

autoinducer noun: any of several compounds, synthesized by bacteria, that have signalling functions in quorum sensing.

Noun

autoinducer (plural autoinducers)

  1. Any of several compounds, synthesized by bacteria, that have signalling functions in quorum sensing

Forms of autoinducer

pluralautoinducers

Origin of autoinducer

From auto- + inducer.

Questions about autoinducer

What does autoinducer mean?
Autoinducer means any of several compounds, synthesized by bacteria, that have signalling functions in quorum sensing.
What part of speech is autoinducer?
Autoinducer is a noun.
What is the plural of autoinducer?
The plural of autoinducer is autoinducers.

Words near autoinducer in the dictionary

  1. autoincrements
  2. autoindexed
  3. autoindexing
  4. autoinduce
  5. autoinduced
  6. autoinducer
  7. autoinducers
  8. autoinduces
  9. autoinducible
  10. autoinducing
  11. autoinduction

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