parasporal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

para- +‎ sporal

Adjective[edit]

parasporal (comparative more parasporal, superlative most parasporal)

  1. (biochemistry) Describing a crystalline protein that forms around a spore in some bacteria that acts as a toxin precursor when digested

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