bacteriocin
noun
bac·te·ri·o·cin bak-ˈtir-ē-ə-sən 
: an antibiotic (such as colicin) produced by bacteria
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Another early target for bacteriocins is livestock. 
NBC News, 20 Oct. 2017
NBC News, 20 Oct. 2017 Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary bacteri- + -cin (as in colicin)
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
bacteriocin
noun
bac·te·ri·o·cin bak-ˈtir-ē-ə-sən
: an antibiotic (as colicin) produced by bacteria
- floriations
- floribunda
- floribundas
- florican
- floricanes
- floricultural
- floriculture
- floricultures
- floriculturist
- floriculturists
- florid
- florid counterpoint
- Florida
- Florida allspice
- Florida arrowroot
- Florida Bay
- Florida bayberry
- Florida bean
- Florida beggarweed
- florida box
- Florida boxwood
- Florida caper
- Florida cat's-claw
- Florida cherry
- Florida clover