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colicine

colicine noun: any of various antibiotics produced naturally by bacteria such as Escherichia coli.

Noun

colicine (plural colicines)

  1. Any of various antibiotics produced naturally by bacteria such as Escherichia coli.

Forms of colicine

pluralcolicines
alternative formcolicin

Questions about colicine

What does colicine mean?
Colicine means any of various antibiotics produced naturally by bacteria such as Escherichia coli.
What part of speech is colicine?
Colicine is a noun.
What is the plural of colicine?
The plural of colicine is colicines.

Words near colicine in the dictionary

  1. colicenses
  2. colicensing
  3. colichemarde
  4. colichemardes
  5. colicin
  6. colicine
  7. colicines
  8. colicinogenic
  9. colicinogenicity
  10. colicinogeny
  11. colicins

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