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teichoic

teichoic adjective: of or pertaining to the teichoic acids or their derivatives.

Adjective

teichoic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the teichoic acids or their derivatives

Origin of teichoic

From Ancient Greek τεῖχος (teîkhos, “wall”) + -ic.

Words formed from teichoic

Phrases with teichoic

Questions about teichoic

What does teichoic mean?
Teichoic means of or pertaining to the teichoic acids or their derivatives.
What part of speech is teichoic?
Teichoic is an adjective.

Words near teichoic in the dictionary

  1. Teichman
  2. Teichmans
  3. Teichmüller space
  4. Teichmüller spaces
  5. Teichmüller-Tukey lemma
  6. teichoic
  7. teichoic acid
  8. teichoic acids
  9. teichopsia
  10. teichopsias
  11. teichuronic

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