bacteriophage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- bâk'tîr'ē'ə'fāj
- /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌfeɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
Borrowed from French bactériophage, coined by microbiologist Félix d'Hérelle, from bacterio- (“bacteria”) + -phage (“eater”).
Meanings
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A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
Another possibility is to enlist a bacteriophage, a kind of virus, to hunt down and kill harmful bacteria for us.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 54:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bacteriophages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bacteriophagic · enterobacteriophage · antibacteriophage · bacteriophagous · corynebacteriophage · cyanobacteriophage · bacteriophagy · mycobacteriophage
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Synonyms
Translations (32)
ms bakteriofaj (a virus that infects bacteria) · lv bakteriofāgs (a virus that infects bacteria) · ja バクテリオファージ (a virus that infects bacteria) · de Bakteriophage (a virus that infects bacteria) · pt bacteriófago (a virus that infects bacteria) · da bakteriofag (a virus that infects bacteria) · vi thực khuẩn thể (a virus that infects bacteria) · cs bakteriofág (a virus that infects bacteria) · nn bakteriofag (a virus that infects bacteria) · hu bakteriofág (a virus that infects bacteria) · pl bakteriofag (a virus that infects bacteria) · el βακτηριοφάγος (a virus that infects bacteria) · la bacteriophagum (a virus that infects bacteria) · hi जीवाणुभोजी (a virus that infects bacteria) · fr bactériophage (a virus that infects bacteria) · eu bakteriofago (a virus that infects bacteria) · is faga (a virus that infects bacteria) · is gerilæta (a virus that infects bacteria) · tr bakteriyofaj (a virus that infects bacteria) · ga baictéarafagach (a virus that infects bacteria) · is gerilveira (a virus that infects bacteria) · es bacteriófago (a virus that infects bacteria) · nb bakteriofag (a virus that infects bacteria) · fi bakteriofagi (a virus that infects bacteria) · ca bacteriòfag (a virus that infects bacteria) · el φάγος (a virus that infects bacteria) · kk бактериофаг (a virus that infects bacteria) · id bakteriofag (a virus that infects bacteria) · cmn 噬菌體 /噬菌体 (a virus that infects bacteria) · is bakteríuveira (a virus that infects bacteria) · fi faagi (a virus that infects bacteria) · ko 박테리오파지 (a virus that infects bacteria)