bactériophage

See also: bacteriophage

French

Etymology

From bacterio- (“bacteria”) +‎ -phage (“eater”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bak.te.ʁjɔ.faʒ/

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• Homophone: bactériophages
• Hyphenation: bac‧té‧rio‧phage

Adjective

bactériophage (plural bactériophages)

1. bacteriophagous

Noun

bactériophage m (plural bactériophages)

1. (virology) bacteriophage

Synonyms

• phage

Further reading

• “bactériophage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).