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tailspike

tailspike noun: a viral adhesion protein used by a phage to attach itself to a bacterial host.

Noun

tailspike (plural tailspikes)

  1. A viral adhesion protein used by a phage to attach itself to a bacterial host

Forms of tailspike

pluraltailspikes

Questions about tailspike

What does tailspike mean?
Tailspike means a viral adhesion protein used by a phage to attach itself to a bacterial host.
What part of speech is tailspike?
Tailspike is a noun.
What is the plural of tailspike?
The plural of tailspike is tailspikes.

Words near tailspike in the dictionary

  1. tailskids
  2. tailslide
  3. tailslides
  4. tailspeed
  5. tailspeeds
  6. tailspike
  7. tailspikes
  8. tailspin
  9. tailspine
  10. tailspinned
  11. tailspinning

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