curvaticin

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noun

A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus curvatus.

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Meanings

nouncurvaticin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus curvatus.

Origin

From curvatus + -cin. By surface analysis, bovis + curve + -ate + -i- + -cin.

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APA

curvaticin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curvaticin

MLA

“curvaticin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curvaticin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curvaticin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curvaticin.

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