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enterophage

enterophage noun: a phage that infects the bacterium Enterococcus faecalis in the human intestines.

Noun

enterophage (plural enterophages)

  1. A phage that infects the bacterium Enterococcus faecalis in the human intestines

Forms of enterophage

pluralenterophages

Origin of enterophage

From entero- + phage.

Questions about enterophage

What does enterophage mean?
Enterophage means a phage that infects the bacterium Enterococcus faecalis in the human intestines.
What part of speech is enterophage?
Enterophage is a noun.
What is the plural of enterophage?
The plural of enterophage is enterophages.

Words near enterophage in the dictionary

  1. enteropeptide
  2. enteropeptides
  3. enteroperitoneal
  4. enteropexies
  5. enteropexy
  6. enterophage
  7. enterophages
  8. enterophenotype
  9. enterophenotypes
  10. enterophthisis
  11. enteroplasties

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