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vibriocin

vibriocin noun: any of a group of bacteriocins produced by, and active against, gram-negative bacteria in the genus Vibrio.

Noun

vibriocin (plural vibriocins)

  1. Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by, and active against, gram-negative bacteria in the genus Vibrio.

Forms of vibriocin

pluralvibriocins

Origin of vibriocin

Vibrio + -cin

Questions about vibriocin

What does vibriocin mean?
Vibriocin means any of a group of bacteriocins produced by, and active against, gram-negative bacteria in the genus Vibrio.
What part of speech is vibriocin?
Vibriocin is a noun.
What is the plural of vibriocin?
The plural of vibriocin is vibriocins.

Words near vibriocin in the dictionary

  1. vibrindole
  2. vibrio
  3. vibriobactin
  4. vibrioception
  5. vibriocidal
  6. vibriocin
  7. vibriocins
  8. vibrioferrin
  9. vibrioid
  10. vibriolysin
  11. vibrion

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