halocin

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noun

Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by halophilic Archaea.

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Meanings

nounhalocin (plural halocins)

plural halocins

  1. Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by halophilic Archaea.

Origin

From halo- + -cin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

NicholaHalcionLachino
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APA

halocin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halocin

MLA

“halocin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halocin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halocin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halocin.

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