Definitions for lysogen

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lysogen ly·so·gen

Spelling: [lahy-suh-juh n, -jen]

IPA: /ˈlaɪ sə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn/

Lysogen is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 173 anagrams from letters in lysogen (eglnosy).

Definitions for lysogen

noun

1. a bacterial cell or strain that has been infected with a temperate virus, one that does not cause destruction of the cell.

Origin of lysogen

First recorded in 1930-35; back formation from lysogenic