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germicidin

germicidin noun: any of a group of germicidal lactones produced by Streptomyces bacteria.

Noun

germicidin (plural germicidins)

  1. Any of a group of germicidal lactones produced by Streptomyces bacteria

Forms of germicidin

pluralgermicidins

Questions about germicidin

What does germicidin mean?
Germicidin means any of a group of germicidal lactones produced by Streptomyces bacteria.
What part of speech is germicidin?
Germicidin is a noun.
What is the plural of germicidin?
The plural of germicidin is germicidins.

Words near germicidin in the dictionary

  1. Germers
  2. germicidal
  3. germicidally
  4. germicide
  5. germicides
  6. germicidin
  7. germicidins
  8. germiculture
  9. germier
  10. germiest
  11. germin

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