Meanings
nounbactericidin (plural bactericidins)
plural bactericidins
- Any antibody that, together with a complement, can kill bacteria.
Origin
- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- New Latinbactērium
- Englishbacterium
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
- Proto-Italic*kaidō
- Latincaedō
- Englishbactericide
- Englishbactericidin
From bactericide + -in.
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