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listericin

listericin noun: a listericidal protein produced by the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster; the gene responsible for its formation.

Noun

listericin (uncountable)

  1. A listericidal protein produced by the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster; the gene responsible for its formation

Questions about listericin

What does listericin mean?
Listericin means a listericidal protein produced by the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster; the gene responsible for its formation.
What part of speech is listericin?
Listericin is a noun.

Words near listericin in the dictionary

  1. listerial
  2. Listerian
  3. listerias
  4. listeric
  5. listericidal
  6. listericin
  7. Listerine
  8. listeriocidal
  9. listeriocin
  10. listeriolysin
  11. listeriolysins

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