phage

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 References 1.3.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Ancient Greek φαγητόν (phageton), “‘food, consumption’”) < φαγεῖν aorist of ἐσθίω, ἔδω (“‘to eat, to consume’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /feɪdʒ/

  Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

[edit] Noun

phage (plural phages)

1. (microbiology, virology) A virus that is parasitic to bacteria.

[edit] Synonyms

• bacteriophage

[edit] References

• Phage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

[edit] See also

• virophage