plantaricin

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noun

Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum.

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Meanings

nounplantaricin (plural plantaricins)

plural plantaricins

  1. Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum.

Origin

From plantar(um) + -i- + -cin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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