bacteriophage

noun bac·te·ri·o·phage \bak-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌfāj also -ˌfäzh\

Definition of BACTERIOPHAGE

: a virus that infects bacteria

— bac·te·ri·oph·a·gy \(ˌ)bak-ˌtir-ē-ˈä-fə-jē\ noun

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International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1920

Medical Dictionary

noun bac·te·ri·o·phage \bak-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌfāj, -ˌfäzh\

: a virus that infects bacteria—called also phage

—bac·te·ri·oph·a·gy \(ˌ)bak-ˌtir-ē-ˈäf-ə-jē\ noun, plural bac·te·ri·oph·a·gies

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