tailspike

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noun

A viral adhesion protein used by a phage to attach itself to a bacterial host

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Meanings

nountailspike (plural tailspikes)

plural tailspikes

  1. biochemistryA viral adhesion protein used by a phage to attach itself to a bacterial host

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

spiketail
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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