heteroresistance

noun

The effect of the presence of one type of bacterium on resistance of another to a specific antibiotic

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Meanings

nounheteroresistance (plural heteroresistances)

plural heteroresistances

  1. The effect of the presence of one type of bacterium on resistance of another to a specific antibiotic

Origin

From hetero- + resistance.

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

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

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

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