Where does “closticin” come from?

closticin (English) comes from English -cin, from English colicin, from French colicine.

closticin (English): A bacteriocin produced by "Clostridium...

Definitions

  1. A bacteriocin produced by "Clostridium...

Ancestry of “closticin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-cinbacteriocin
2EnglishcolicinAny of a class of proteins, secreted by certain strains of bacteria, that kill but do not lyse other strains
3Frenchcolicine—
Every word from French colicine →Every word from English -cin →Every word from English colicin →