English Explanatory Dictionary

autoinducer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several compounds, synthesized by bacteria, that have signalling functions in quorum sensing

Word forms

autoinducer autoinducers

Etymology

From auto- + inducer.

Previous

Next

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.

Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary