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R factor in American EnglishR factor in American Englishnouna genetic component of some bacteria that provides resistance to antibiotics and can be transferred from one bacterium to another by conjugation Also called: resistance transfer factor, RTF Word origin [1960–65; r( esistance) factor]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: disco, parvovirus, pop art, proxemics, zip code |