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colicin

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒlɪsɪn/
Definition of colicin

noun

Biology
  • a bacteriocin produced by a coliform bacterium.

Origin:

1940s: from French colicine (from coli, denoting a bacterium) + -in1

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