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heterobactin

heterobactin noun: any of a class of tripeptide siderophore present in a bacterium of the genus Rhodococcus.

Noun

heterobactin (plural heterobactins)

  1. Any of a class of tripeptide siderophore present in a bacterium of the genus Rhodococcus

Forms of heterobactin

pluralheterobactins

Origin of heterobactin

From hetero- + bactin.

Questions about heterobactin

What does heterobactin mean?
Heterobactin means any of a class of tripeptide siderophore present in a bacterium of the genus Rhodococcus.
What part of speech is heterobactin?
Heterobactin is a noun.
What is the plural of heterobactin?
The plural of heterobactin is heterobactins.

Words near heterobactin in the dictionary

  1. heteroauxin
  2. heteroauxins
  3. heteroazeotrope
  4. heteroazeotropes
  5. heteroazeotropic
  6. heterobactin
  7. heterobactins
  8. heteroband
  9. heterobands
  10. heterobaric
  11. heterobasidiomycete

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