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resistome

resistome noun: all the genes (in a bacterium) that confer resistance to antibiotics.

Noun

resistome (plural resistomes)

  1. All the genes (in a bacterium) that confer resistance to antibiotics

Forms of resistome

pluralresistomes

Origin of resistome

From resist + -ome.

Questions about resistome

What does resistome mean?
Resistome means all the genes (in a bacterium) that confer resistance to antibiotics.
What part of speech is resistome?
Resistome is a noun.
What is the plural of resistome?
The plural of resistome is resistomes.

Words near resistome in the dictionary

  1. resistographs
  2. resistoid
  3. resistoids
  4. resistojet
  5. resistojets
  6. resistome
  7. resistomes
  8. resistometer
  9. resistometers
  10. resistomycin
  11. resistor

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