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enterocin

enterocin noun: a bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Enterococcus faecium.

Noun

enterocin (countable and uncountable, plural enterocins)

  1. A bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Enterococcus faecium

Forms of enterocin

pluralenterocins

Origin of enterocin

Enterococcus + -cin

Questions about enterocin

What does enterocin mean?
Enterocin means a bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Enterococcus faecium.
What part of speech is enterocin?
Enterocin is a noun.
What is the plural of enterocin?
The plural of enterocin is enterocins.

Words near enterocin in the dictionary

  1. enterocentesis
  2. enteroception
  3. enterochelin
  4. enterochromaffin
  5. enterochromaffine
  6. enterocin
  7. enterocinesia
  8. enterocinetic
  9. enterocins
  10. enterocleisis
  11. enteroclysis

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