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LYSOGENIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of producing or undergoing lysis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

lysis ((biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria)

Derivation:

lysogenicity (the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to lysogeny

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

lysogeny (the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material)

Derivation:

lysogenicity; lysogeny (the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material)

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