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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahy-suh-juh n, -jen]
- /ˈlaɪ sə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lahy-suh-juh n, -jen]
- /ˈlaɪ sə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn/
Definitions of lysogen word
- noun lysogen a bacterial cell or strain that has been infected with a temperate virus, one that does not cause destruction of the cell. 1
- noun lysogen A lysogenic bacterium or bacterial strain. 1
- noun lysogen a lysogenic phage 0
- noun lysogen (biology) A phage that can exist as a prophage within its host organism. 0
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Origin of lysogen
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; back formation from lysogenic
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Parts of speech for Lysogen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lysogen popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lysogen usage trend in Literature
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Matching words
- Words starting with l
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