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phages

phages is the plural of phage.

Meaning of phage

Noun

phage (plural phages or phage)

  1. A virus that is parasitic on bacteria.
    • "The plural word phages refers to different types of phage, whereas in common usage the word phage can be both singular and plural, referring in the plural sense to particles of the same type of phage." Maloy et al: Microbial Genetics, 2nd ed., 1984, →ISBN, p. 81
    Synonyms:
    bacteriophage

Questions about phages

What is phages the plural of?
Phages is the plural of phage.

Words near phages in the dictionary

  1. phagedenic gingivitis
  2. phagedenical
  3. phagedenous
  4. phagemid
  5. phagemids
  6. phages
  7. phagget
  8. phaggets
  9. phaggot
  10. phaggots
  11. phagic

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