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staphyloxanthin

staphyloxanthin noun: a carotenoid pigment produced by some strains of Staphylococcus aureus, which acts as a virulence factor.

staphyloxanthin: a carotenoid pigment produced by some strains of Staphylococcus aureus, which acts as a virulence...
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Noun

staphyloxanthin (uncountable)

  1. A carotenoid pigment produced by some strains of Staphylococcus aureus, which acts as a virulence factor.

Origin of staphyloxanthin

From staphylo- + xanthin.

Questions about staphyloxanthin

What does staphyloxanthin mean?
Staphyloxanthin means a carotenoid pigment produced by some strains of Staphylococcus aureus, which acts as a virulence factor.
What part of speech is staphyloxanthin?
Staphyloxanthin is a noun.

Words near staphyloxanthin in the dictionary

  1. staphylotomes
  2. staphylotomies
  3. staphylotomy
  4. staphylotoxin
  5. staphylotoxins
  6. staphyloxanthin
  7. staple
  8. staple character
  9. staple characters
  10. staple gun
  11. staple guns

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