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coliphage

coliphage noun: any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli.

Noun

coliphage (plural coliphages)

  1. Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli

coliphage meaning in Tamil

coliphage in Tamil

குளிர்காலப்பயிர்கள்

Forms of coliphage

pluralcoliphages

Origin of coliphage

From coli + -phage.

Questions about coliphage

What does coliphage mean?
Coliphage means any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli.
What is coliphage in Tamil?
Coliphage in Tamil is குளிர்காலப்பயிர்கள். See Coliphage meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is coliphage?
Coliphage is a noun.
What is the plural of coliphage?
The plural of coliphage is coliphages.

Words near coliphage in the dictionary

  1. Colinroobie
  2. colins
  3. Colinton
  4. colipase
  5. colipases
  6. coliphage
  7. coliphages
  8. coliposome
  9. coliposomes
  10. colisea
  11. colisepticaemia

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