Bacteriophage

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A virus that infects and lyses certain bacteria.
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  • n. A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a virus which infects bacteria; -- also colloquially called phage in laboratory jargon.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    virus   
    Cross Reference
    virophage   
    Variant
    phage   
    Hyponym
    coliphage    typhoid bacteriophage   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    phage   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pepsin    rickettsiae    andis    mailings   
     
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