Definition of phage Phage
/fejˈʤ/ - [feyj] - phage
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What does phage mean?
WordNet
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| phage - 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" | ||
| bacteriophage | ||
| virus (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein | ||
| coliphage a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- phage, noun, singular of phages.
