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Definition of "bacteriophage" [bacteriophage]

  • A virus that infects and lyses certain bacteria. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bacteriophage" in a sentence
  • "In 1917 Felix d'Herelle created the term bacteriophage to describe viruses that could infect bacteria."
  • "T4 is a bacteria-eating virus called a bacteriophage, or phage for short."
  • "The clincher for me was an optional evening laboratory in bacteriophage genetics taught by Bob Edgar and Charlie Steinberg."