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subtilin

subtilin noun: a particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.

Noun

subtilin (uncountable)

  1. A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.

Origin of subtilin

From translingual subtilis + -in.

Questions about subtilin

What does subtilin mean?
Subtilin means a particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
What part of speech is subtilin?
Subtilin is a noun.

Words near subtilin in the dictionary

  1. subtilest
  2. subtiliate
  3. subtiliated
  4. subtiliates
  5. subtiliating
  6. subtilin
  7. subtilisation
  8. subtilisations
  9. subtilise
  10. subtilised
  11. subtilises

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