microcin

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noun

A very small bacteriocin.

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Meanings

nounmicrocin (plural microcins)

plural microcins

  1. biochemistryA very small bacteriocin.

Origin

From micro- + -cin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

micronic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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