Dictionary Entry
bacteriophage
bacteriophage is a 13-letter English word with 1 sense as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria. Face value is 23 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
13 letters · Scrabble 23 · Words With Friends 26 · 1 sense
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- 1noun
a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
"phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria"
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