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lysogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lyso-gen
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phage that can exist as a prophage within its host organism.

Etymology

From lyso- + -gen.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

lysogens (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudolysogen

Questions

What does lysogen mean?
A phage that can exist as a prophage within its host organism.
Where does lysogen come from?
From lyso- + -gen.

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