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roseobacticide

roseobacticide noun: any agent that kills roseobacters.

Noun

roseobacticide (plural roseobacticides)

  1. Any agent that kills roseobacters.
    • The bacterium is thought to detect aging in its algal host through production of cell wall breakdown products, which trigger production of compounds called roseobacticides that can act as potent algicides (Seyedsayamdost et al. 2011b).2017, Manoj Kumar, Systems Biology of Marine Ecosystems, page 290

Forms of roseobacticide

pluralroseobacticides

Questions about roseobacticide

What does roseobacticide mean?
Roseobacticide means any agent that kills roseobacters.
What part of speech is roseobacticide?
Roseobacticide is a noun.
What is the plural of roseobacticide?
The plural of roseobacticide is roseobacticides.

Words near roseobacticide in the dictionary

  1. roseobacter
  2. roseobacteria
  3. roseobacterial
  4. roseobacterium
  5. roseobacters
  6. roseobacticide
  7. roseobacticides
  8. roseocardin
  9. roseocobaltic
  10. roseoflavin
  11. roseola

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