colicine
/ˈkɑləsɪn/
noun
- Alternative spelling of colicin; a protein produced by some bacteria that kills or stops the growth of other bacteria.
- The researcher wrote about colicine in her microbiology paper.
- Some textbooks use the spelling colicine instead of colicin.
- Colicine is another name for the antibacterial protein colicin.
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