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subpassage

subpassage noun: the passage (movement) of a strain of microorganism through the gut of an animal in order to increase its virulence.

Noun

subpassage (countable and uncountable, plural subpassages)

  1. The passage (movement) of a strain of microorganism through the gut of an animal in order to increase its virulence.
  2. (countable) A passage of text forming part of a larger passage.

Verb

subpassage (third-person singular simple present subpassages, present participle subpassaging, simple past and past participle subpassaged)

  1. To perform a subpassage.

Forms of subpassage

Noun
pluralsubpassages
Verb
third-person singular presentsubpassages
present participlesubpassaging
past participlesubpassaged
pastsubpassaged

Origin of subpassage

From sub- + passage.

Questions about subpassage

What does subpassage mean?
Subpassage means the passage (movement) of a strain of microorganism through the gut of an animal in order to increase its virulence.
What part of speech is subpassage?
Subpassage can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of subpassage?
The plural of subpassage is subpassages.

Words near subpassage in the dictionary

  1. subpartnership
  2. subpartnerships
  3. subparts
  4. subparty
  5. subpass
  6. subpassage
  7. subpassaged
  8. subpassages
  9. subpassaging
  10. subpasses
  11. subpasteurisation

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