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Meaning of quorum sensing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A proposed method of communication between bacterial cells by the release and sensing of small diffusible signal molecules.

uncountable

Examples

“An early case of quorum sensing to be uncovered involves—appropriately for this book—the sea and a cephalopod.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

quot. Quota quota quickie quota refugee quota-hopping quotability

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