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halocin

halocin noun: any of a group of bacteriocins produced by halophilic Archaea.

Noun

halocin (plural halocins)

  1. Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by halophilic Archaea.

Forms of halocin

pluralhalocins

Origin of halocin

From halo- + -cin.

Questions about halocin

What does halocin mean?
Halocin means any of a group of bacteriocins produced by halophilic Archaea.
What part of speech is halocin?
Halocin is a noun.
What is the plural of halocin?
The plural of halocin is halocins.

Words near halocin in the dictionary

  1. halocarbons
  2. halochalcogenate
  3. halochalcogenates
  4. halochromic
  5. halochromism
  6. halocin
  7. halocinonide
  8. halocins
  9. haloclasties
  10. haloclasty
  11. halocline

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