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microcin

microcin noun: a very small bacteriocin.

Noun

microcin (plural microcins)

  1. A very small bacteriocin.

Forms of microcin

pluralmicrocins

Origin of microcin

From micro- + -cin.

Questions about microcin

What does microcin mean?
Microcin means a very small bacteriocin.
What part of speech is microcin?
Microcin is a noun.
What is the plural of microcin?
The plural of microcin is microcins.

Words near microcin in the dictionary

  1. microchunking
  2. microchunks
  3. microcideries
  4. microcidery
  5. microcimeric
  6. microcin
  7. microcinema
  8. microcinemas
  9. microcinematograph
  10. microcinematographic
  11. microcinematographically

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