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bacteriophage

/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌfeɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
bac-ter-i-o-phage
IPA
/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌfeɪd͡ʒ/
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A virus that specifically infects bacteria.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French bactériophage, coined by microbiologist Félix d'Hérelle, from bacterio- (“bacteria”) + -phage (“eater”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bactériophage

Inflected Forms

bacteriophages (plural)

Derived Forms

antibacteriophage bacteriophagic bacteriophagous bacteriophagy corynebacteriophage cyanobacteriophage enterobacteriophage mycobacteriophage

Frequently Paired Words

virophage

Synonyms

phage

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce bacteriophage?
The recorded pronunciation is /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌfeɪd͡ʒ/.
What does bacteriophage mean?
A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
Where does bacteriophage come from?
It is traced to French.

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