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heteroresistance

heteroresistance noun: the effect of the presence of one type of bacterium on resistance of another to a specific antibiotic.

Noun

heteroresistance (plural heteroresistances)

  1. The effect of the presence of one type of bacterium on resistance of another to a specific antibiotic

Forms of heteroresistance

pluralheteroresistances

Origin of heteroresistance

From hetero- + resistance.

Questions about heteroresistance

What does heteroresistance mean?
Heteroresistance means the effect of the presence of one type of bacterium on resistance of another to a specific antibiotic.
What part of speech is heteroresistance?
Heteroresistance is a noun.
What is the plural of heteroresistance?
The plural of heteroresistance is heteroresistances.

Words near heteroresistance in the dictionary

  1. heteroquestionnaires
  2. heteroradical
  3. heteroradicals
  4. heteroreceptor
  5. heteroreceptors
  6. heteroresistance
  7. heteroresistances
  8. heteroresistant
  9. heterorganic
  10. heterorhabdic
  11. heterorhabditid

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