English Explanatory Dictionary

phage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A virus that is parasitic on bacteria.

Pronunciation

/feɪd͡ʒ/ en-us-phage.ogg

Word forms

phage phages

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”), from φαγ- (phag-), aorist stem of ἐσθίω (esthíō), ἔδω (édō, “to eat, to consume”).

Synonyms

bacteriophage

Related words

virophage

Derived words

antiphage campylophage endophage enterophage erythrophage exophage fluorophage megaphage multiphage myophage nonphage pelagiphage phage therapy phagic phagocidal prophage
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