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ectoantigen

ectoantigen noun: any antigen that is attached to the outside of a bacterium.

Noun

ectoantigen (plural ectoantigens)

  1. Any antigen that is attached to the outside of a bacterium
    Synonyms:
    exoantigen

Synonyms of ectoantigen

Forms of ectoantigen

pluralectoantigens

Origin of ectoantigen

From ecto- + antigen.

Questions about ectoantigen

What does ectoantigen mean?
Ectoantigen means any antigen that is attached to the outside of a bacterium.
What part of speech is ectoantigen?
Ectoantigen is a noun.
What is the plural of ectoantigen?
The plural of ectoantigen is ectoantigens.

Words near ectoantigen in the dictionary

  1. ecto-
  2. ecto-blaster
  3. ecto-mist
  4. ecto-mists
  5. ectoanthropochory
  6. ectoantigen
  7. ectoantigens
  8. ectoaperture
  9. ectoapertures
  10. ectoapyrase
  11. ectoapyrases

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