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mycobactin

mycobactin noun: any of a group of iron-chelating growth factors from mycobacteria.

Noun

mycobactin (plural mycobactins)

  1. Any of a group of iron-chelating growth factors from mycobacteria.

Forms of mycobactin

pluralmycobactins

Origin of mycobactin

From mycobacterium + -in.

Questions about mycobactin

What does mycobactin mean?
Mycobactin means any of a group of iron-chelating growth factors from mycobacteria.
What part of speech is mycobactin?
Mycobactin is a noun.
What is the plural of mycobactin?
The plural of mycobactin is mycobactins.

Words near mycobactin in the dictionary

  1. mycobacterioses
  2. mycobacteriosis
  3. mycobacteriostasis
  4. mycobacteriostatic
  5. mycobacterium
  6. mycobactin
  7. mycobactins
  8. mycobiology
  9. mycobiome
  10. mycobiomes
  11. mycobiont

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