COLIPHAGE

coliphage

(noun) a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coliphage (plural coliphages)

Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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