resistome

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noun

All the genes (in a bacterium) that confer resistance to antibiotics

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Meanings

nounresistome (plural resistomes)

plural resistomes

  1. biologyAll the genes (in a bacterium) that confer resistance to antibiotics

Origin

From resist + -ome.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

esoterism
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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