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phylacogen

phylacogen noun: any of several bacterial derivatives developed by Dr. A. F. Schafer in 1910 to combat bacterial infections.

Noun

phylacogen (countable and uncountable, plural phylacogens)

  1. Any of several bacterial derivatives developed by Dr. A. F. Schafer in 1910 to combat bacterial infections.
    • As patient was steadily growing worse and becoming more emaciated and suffering from the increased pain, rheumatism phylacogen treatment was suspended, and a tuberculin test was made, which was markedly positive.1912, College of Physicians of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Symposium on the use of phylacogens (modified bacterial derivatives) (page 62)
    • Administer phylacogen to combat the effects of the toxemia from the infecting organisms.1915, The Therapeutic Gazette, page 515

Forms of phylacogen

pluralphylacogens

Origin of phylacogen

From Ancient Greek Φύλαξ (Phúlax, “guard”) + γενναν (gennan, “to produce”).

Questions about phylacogen

What does phylacogen mean?
Phylacogen means any of several bacterial derivatives developed by Dr. A. F. Schafer in 1910 to combat bacterial infections.
What part of speech is phylacogen?
Phylacogen is a noun.
What is the plural of phylacogen?
The plural of phylacogen is phylacogens.

Words near phylacogen in the dictionary

  1. phycoxanthine
  2. phygital
  3. phygocyte
  4. phykoerythrin
  5. phyla
  6. phylacogen
  7. phylacogens
  8. phylacter
  9. phylactered
  10. phylacteric
  11. phylacterical

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