bacteriocin

noun

bac·te·ri·o·cin bak-ˈtir-ē-ə-sən

: an antibiotic (such as colicin) produced by bacteria

Examples of bacteriocin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another early target for bacteriocins is livestock. —

NBC News, 20 Oct. 2017

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Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary bacteri- + -cin (as in colicin)

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of bacteriocin was in 1954

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Medical Definition

bacteriocin

noun

bac·te·ri·o·cin bak-ˈtir-ē-ə-sən

: an antibiotic (as colicin) produced by bacteria

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