colicin
noun
co·li·cin
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or less commonly colicine \ ˈkō-lə-ˌsēn
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Definition of colicin
: any of various antibacterial substances produced by strains of intestinal bacteria (as of E. coli)
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colicin
noun
co·li·cin
| \ ˈkō-lə-sən
\
\
variants:
also colicine \ -ˌsēn
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Medical Definition of colicin
: any of various antibacterial proteins that are produced by some strains of intestinal bacteria (as E. coli) having a specific plasmid and that often act to inhibit macromolecular synthesis in related strains