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BACTERIOPHAGIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bacteriophagic mean?
• BACTERIOPHAGIC (adjective)
The adjective BACTERIOPHAGIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to bacteriophages
Familiarity information: BACTERIOPHAGIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to bacteriophages
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
bacteriophagic; bacteriophagous
Pertainym:
bacteriophage (a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria)
Derivation:
bacteriophage (a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria)
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