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ruminococcin

ruminococcin noun: any of a class of lantibiotics produced by some bacteria of the genus Ruminococcus.

Noun

ruminococcin (uncountable)

  1. Any of a class of lantibiotics produced by some bacteria of the genus Ruminococcus.

Origin of ruminococcin

From translingual Ruminococcus + -in.

Questions about ruminococcin

What does ruminococcin mean?
Ruminococcin means any of a class of lantibiotics produced by some bacteria of the genus Ruminococcus.
What part of speech is ruminococcin?
Ruminococcin is a noun.

Words near ruminococcin in the dictionary

  1. ruminatory
  2. ruminitis
  3. rumino
  4. ruminococcal
  5. ruminococci
  6. ruminococcin
  7. ruminococcus
  8. ruminoreticula
  9. ruminoreticular
  10. ruminoreticulum
  11. ruminotype

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