bacteriocin
noun
bacteriocin is spelled B-A-C-T-E-R-I-O-C-I-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bacteriocin means “Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bacteriocin is bacteriocins.
How many letters and syllables are in bacteriocin?
| Letters | 11: B-A-C-T-E-R-I-O-C-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bacteriocin?
Bacteriocin appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bacteriocin?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-bacteriocin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bacteriocin
- bacteriocins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bacteriocin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bacteriocin come from?
From bacterio- + -cin, from English colicin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).