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Meaning of bacteriophage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌfeɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

A virus that specifically infects bacteria.

Equivalents

Čeština bakteriofág
Deutsch Bakteriophage
Ελληνικά βακτηριοφάγος φάγος
Español bacteriófago
Euskara bakteriofago
Suomi bakteriofagi faagi
Français bactériophage bactériophage
Gaeilge baictéarafagach
Galego bacteriófago
Íslenska fága
日本語 バクテリオファージ
Қазақ тілі бактериофаг
한국어 박테리오파지
Latviešu bakteriofāgs
Polski bakteriofag fag
Português bacteriófago
Türkçe bakteriyofaj

Examples

“Another possibility is to enlist a bacteriophage, a kind of virus, to hunt down and kill⟳ harmful bacteria for us.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

bacteriophagic bacteriophagy bacteriopheophorbide bacteriopheophytin bacteriophobe bacteriophobia

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