helveticin

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noun

Any of a particular class of bacteriocins

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Meanings

nounhelveticin (plural helveticins)

plural helveticins

  1. biochemistryAny of a particular class of bacteriocins

Origin

From helveti(cus) + -cin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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