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LYSOGENIC
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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:
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)