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Meaning of "leucocidin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEUCOCIDIN

leucocidin  [luːˈkəʊsɪˌdɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEUCOCIDIN

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preposition
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Leucocidin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LEUCOCIDIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Leukocidin

A leukocidin is a type of cytotoxin created by some types of bacteria. It is a type of pore forming toxin. Leukocidins get their names by killing leukocytes. One type is Panton-Valentine leukocidin.

Definition of leucocidin in the English dictionary

The definition of leucocidin in the dictionary is an exotoxin, produced by bacteria, that destroys leucocytes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEUCOCIDIN


Aladdin
əˈlædɪn
almandine
ˈælməndɪn
avidin
ˈævɪdɪn
Aydin
ˈaɪdɪn
Borodin
ˈbɒrədɪn
din
dɪn
Dunedin
dʌnˈiːdɪn
eldin
ˈeldɪn
gliadin
ˈɡlaɪədɪn
hesperidin
hɛˈspɛrɪdɪn
lavandin
ˈlævəndɪn
nandin
ˈnændɪn
Odin
ˈəʊdɪn
paladin
ˈpælədɪn
phalloidin
fəˈlɔɪdɪn
prostaglandin
ˌprɒstəˈɡlændɪn
Saladin
ˈsælədɪn
stand-in
ˈstændɪn
toluidin
tɒˈluːɪˌdɪn
verdin
ˈvɜːdɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEUCOCIDIN

leuco base
leucoblast
leucocratic
leucocyte
leucocythaemia
leucocytic
leucocytolyses
leucocytolysis
leucocytopenia
leucocytopoiesis
leucocytoses
leucocytosis
leucocytotic
leucodepleted
leucoderma
leucodermal
leucodermia
leucodermic
leucoma
leucomaine

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEUCOCIDIN

acetophenetidin
acridin
Aidin
amidin
cantharidin
celloidin
gramicidin
guanidin
typhoidin
tyrocidin
xyloidin

Synonyms and antonyms of leucocidin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leucocidin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEUCOCIDIN

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The translations of leucocidin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leucocidin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

leucocidin
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

leucocidina
570 millions of speakers

English

leucocidin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

leucocidin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

leucocidin
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

leucocidin
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leucocidin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

leucocidin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

leucocidine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Leucocidin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leucocidin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロイコシジン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

leucocidin
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leucocidin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

leucocidin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

leucocidin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ल्यूकोकाइडिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

leucocidin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leucocidin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leucocidin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

leucocidin
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

leucocidin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

leucocidin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leucocidin
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

leucocidin
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

leucocidin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leucocidin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEUCOCIDIN»

The term «leucocidin» is used very little and occupies the 187.429 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEUCOCIDIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leucocidin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEUCOCIDIN»

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Cellular Injury
or in aseitic fluid are treated with leucocidin there is an immediate loss of potassium and a gain of sodium, at least 90 per cent of the potassium being lost to the medium. The small amount retained may be due to about 5 per cent of the cells in ...
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2009
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The Structure and Function of the Membranes and Surfaces of ...
These findings suggested that the release of protein was not due to leakage and, as no net increase in small molecular weight substances was found in the leucocidin-treated cell, it was concluded that no gross degradation of the structures of ...
Biochemical Society (Great Britain). Symposium, David James Bell, James Kerr Grant, 1963
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Pore-forming Peptides and Protein Toxins
Noda, M., Kato, I., Hyrayama, T. and Matsuda, F. (1982) Mode of action of staphylococcal leucocidin: effects of the S and F components on the activities of membrane-associated enzymes of rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Infection and ...
Gianfranco Menestrina, M. Dalla Sera, 2005
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MICROBIOLOGY:APPLICATION BASED APPROACH
TABLE 27.1 Some Toxins and Other Virulence Factors Produced by Staphylococcus aureus Toxin or factor Action Alpha toxin Hemolysin; cytotoxin; leucocidin; damages cell membranes, possibly by a proteolytic action. Beta toxin Hemolysin ...
PELCZAR
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Footrot and Foot Abscess of Ruminants
The factors that might contribute to the pathogenicity of F. necrophorum include an exotoxin (leucocidin), 20-" a hemolysin,15'20 a potent endotoxin," '4 and a polysaccharide capsule. Strains of biotypes A and AB are pathogenic and are ...
J. R. Egerton, Weng K. Yong, George G. Riffkin, 1989
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Pneumonia - The Biology of Pneumococcus
Apparently the same cultural conditions governed the production and preservation of both the hemotoxin and leucocidin, although the latter was distinguishable by its greater thermostability and its appearance in cultures where no hemotoxin ...
Roderick Heffron, Benjamin White, 1979
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CURR TOPICS IN MEMBRANES & TRANSPORT
The two proteins' that constitute staphylococcal toxin, leucocidin, synergistically alter the permeability of the leukocyte to cations, which in the normal cell is regulated by a K-dependent ATPase. In the isolated membrane leucocidin specifically ...
Felix Bronner, Arnošt Kleinzeller, 1974
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Biochemical journal
Table 6. Reversal by the F component of leucocidin of the inactivation of the S component of leucocidin induced by triphosphoinositide Mixtures containing triphosphoinositide and the F component of leucocidin as indicated were maintained ...
‎1967
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A Dictionary of Biomedicine
The PVL genes are carried by two phages, phiPVL and phiSLT, and there is sequence homology with y-haemolysin. Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL)- producing Staphylococcus aureus are an emerging problem causing necrotizing lung ...
John Lackie, Christopher O'Callaghan, 2010
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Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine
leucocidin. (PVL). strains. of. Staphylococcus. aureus. Skin problems are frequently reported by returning travellers, and bacterial infection is a common cause. A review of 60 travellers with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) treated in Paris ...
Jane N. Zuckerman, 2012

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEUCOCIDIN»

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Superbugs lead infection race
First reported in 2000, ST93 is a virulent form of CA-MRSA that carries the toxin gene Panton-Valentine leucocidin and is frequently associated ... «The Australian, May 10»

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