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bovicin

bovicin noun: any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Streptococcus bovis.

Noun

bovicin (plural bovicins)

  1. Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Streptococcus bovis

Forms of bovicin

pluralbovicins

Origin of bovicin

From bov(is) + -cin.

Questions about bovicin

What does bovicin mean?
Bovicin means any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Streptococcus bovis.
What part of speech is bovicin?
Bovicin is a noun.
What is the plural of bovicin?
The plural of bovicin is bovicins.

Words near bovicin in the dictionary

  1. bovichtid
  2. bovichtids
  3. bovicidal
  4. bovicide
  5. bovicides
  6. bovicin
  7. bovicins
  8. boviculture
  9. bovid
  10. bovidomorph
  11. bovidomorphs

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