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erwiniocin

erwiniocin noun: a particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Pectobacterium carotovorum (formerly Erwinia carotovora).

Noun

erwiniocin (uncountable)

  1. A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Pectobacterium carotovorum (formerly Erwinia carotovora).

Origin of erwiniocin

Erwinia + -cin

Questions about erwiniocin

What does erwiniocin mean?
Erwiniocin means a particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Pectobacterium carotovorum (formerly Erwinia carotovora).
What part of speech is erwiniocin?
Erwiniocin is a noun.

Words near erwiniocin in the dictionary

  1. erw
  2. erwau
  3. Erway
  4. Erways
  5. Erwin
  6. erwiniocin
  7. Erwood
  8. Erwoods
  9. erws
  10. erxian
  11. erybraedin

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