Etymology

phylacogen

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Today it means: Any of several bacterial derivatives developed by Dr. A. F. Schafer in 1910 to combat bacterial infections. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Φύλαξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΦύλαξ“guard”
  2. English todayphylacogen

From Ancient Greek Φύλαξ (Phúlax, “guard”) + γενναν (gennan, “to produce”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΦύλαξ all →

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