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Meaning of "phage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHAGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHAGE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Phage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phage

Bacteriophage

A bacteriophage /ˈbækˈtɪər.i.oʊˌfeɪdʒ/ is a virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. The term is derived from 'bacteria' and the Greek φαγεῖν phagein "to devour". Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have relatively simple or elaborate structures. Their genomes may encode as few as four genes, and as many as hundreds of genes. Phage replicate within the bacterium following the injection of their genome into its cytoplasm. Bacteriophage are among the most common and diverse entities in the biosphere. Phages are widely distributed in locations populated by bacterial hosts, such as soil or the intestines of animals. One of the densest natural sources for phages and other viruses is sea water, where up to 9×108 virions per milliliter have been found in microbial mats at the surface, and up to 70% of marine bacteria may be infected by phages. They have been used for over 90 years as an alternative to antibiotics in the former Soviet Union and Central Europe, as well as in France. They are seen as a possible therapy against multi-drug-resistant strains of many bacteria.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHAGE


age
eɪdʒ
backstage
ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ
cage
keɪdʒ
engage
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ
gage
ɡeɪdʒ
gauge
ɡeɪdʒ
ice-age
ˈaɪsˌeɪdʒ
mage
meɪdʒ
onstage
ˌɒnˈsteɪdʒ
Osage
əʊˈseɪdʒ
outrage
ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ
page
peɪdʒ
rage
reɪdʒ
rampage
ræmˈpeɪdʒ
sage
seɪdʒ
stage
steɪdʒ
Stone-Age
stəʊn eɪdʒ
teenage
ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒ
underage
ˌʌndərˈeɪdʒ
wage
weɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHAGE

phaeomelanin
Phaethon
phaeton
phagedaena
phagedaenic
phagedena
phagedenic
phagocyte
phagocytic
phagocytical
phagocytise
phagocytism
phagocytize
phagocytose
phagocytosis
phagocytotic
phagomania
phagomaniac
phagophobia
phagosome

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHAGE

achage
bacteriophage
berthage
brain haemorrhage
Carthage
cerebral haemorrhage
coliphage
cowhage
Gravenhage
haemorrhage
hemorrhage
macrophage
microphage
ostreophage
prophage
repechage
roughage
weighage
xylophage

Synonyms and antonyms of phage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHAGE

Find out the translation of phage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

噬菌体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fago
570 millions of speakers

English

phage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फेज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фаг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fago
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

phage
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phage
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Phagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ファージ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thể thực khuẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விழுங்கல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

faj
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fago
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fagi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фаг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fagi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φάγων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

faag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHAGE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHAGE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHAGE»

Discover the use of phage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Phage Display In Biotechnology and Drug Discovery
Highlighting the current and future role of phage display in the development of protein therapeutics, this book provides a comprehensive overview that will prove invaluable to anyone researching recombinant antibodies.
Sachdev S. Sidhu, Clarence Ronald Geyer, 2005
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Phage Display of Peptides and Proteins: A Laboratory Manual
Phage Display of Peptides and Proteins: A Laboratory Manual reviews the literature and outlines the strategies for maximizing the successful application of phage display technology to one's research.
Brian K. Kay, Jill Winter, John McCafferty, 1996
3
Yeast and Phage Display of Antibodies: Comparisons and New ...
Both phage and yeast display technologies have made the discovery and in vitro optimization of antibodies routine, greatly expanding the use of antibodies as therapeutic agents.
Diana Renee Bowley, 2007
4
Phage Display: A Practical Approach
The book aims to enable researchers to design and undertake all aspects of a phage display project, from designing an experimental strategy and constructing a library to performing selections and analyzing the results.
Tim Clackson, Henry B. Lowman, 2004
5
Phage and the Origins of Molecular Biology
First published in 1966 as a 60th birthday tribute to Max Delbrck, this influential work is republished as "The Centennial Edition.
John Cairns, Gunther Siegmund Stent, James D. Watson, 2007
6
A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda Revisited
The first edition of Mark Ptashne's 1986 book describing the principles of gene regulation in phage lambda became a classic in both content and form, setting a standard of clarity and precise prose that has rarely been bettered.
Mark Ptashne, 2004
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Phage Display: A Laboratory Manual
Phage-display technology is growing in importance and power. This manual is an unrivalled source of expertise in its execution and application.
‎2004
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Bacteriophage: Genetics and Molecular Biology
This is followed by a series of reviews that focus on the current, most cutting-edge topics including bioinformatics and genomics, phage in the environment, bacteriophage in medicine, transfer of phage DNA to the host, contribution to host ...
Stephen Mc Grath, Douwe van Sinderen, 2007
9
Antibody Phage Display: Methods and Protocols
The number of phage produced after amplification is generally ~1013 cfu/mL, although it can fluctuate in different rounds of Ab selection. Because the phage titer is not determined until the next day, an unknown amount of phage (input) is ...
Philippa M. O'Brien, Robert Aitken, 2002
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Bacteriophages: Biology and Applications
Photographs, line drawings, and electron micrographs of phages are also included. With its broad approach, this book is a useful reference for microbiologists, hematologists, and infectious disease researchers.
Elizabeth Kutter, Alexander Sulakvelidze, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Swan song for antibiotics? Can phage therapy and gene editing fill …
Humans have been in an endless war against bacteria–indeed it can kill us–and for decades antibiotics have been our only real weapon ... «Genetic Literacy Project, Jul 15»
2
Company Shares of Dyax Corp. Drops by -9.13%
(Dyax), is a biopharmaceutical company with two business elements: Angioedema Franchise and Phage Display Licensing and Funded ... «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»
3
What you need to know about Salmonella
Laboratory subtyping of S. Enteritidis isolates from outbreaks indicated that phage types (PT) 8 and 13a were the most common phage types in ... «Food Poison Journal, Jul 15»
4
Can Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ:DYAX) Surprise Analysts this Quarter?
(Dyax), is a biopharmaceutical company with two business elements: Angioedema Franchise and Phage Display Licensing and Funded ... «Investor Newswire, Jul 15»
5
Researchers Look to Bots, Big Data to Fix Software Flaws
MIT researchers have created a system, dubbed Code Phage, to fix security software bugs by borrowing code from other programs, while other ... «eWeek, Jul 15»
6
Easy DNA Editing Will Remake the World. Buckle Up.
If a phage infected a microbe whose Crispr carried its fingerprint, the bacteria could recognize the phage and fight back. Barrangou and his colleagues realized ... «Wired, Jul 15»
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DNA rendering of polyhedral meshes at the nanoscale
Then the phage for scaffold was added at a multiplicity of infection of 1, and incubation with shaking continued for an additional 4 h. The culture ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
8
Molecular Study Points to Possible Therapy for Autoimmune …
The five years of research for this paper included the labs of Don L. Siegel, M.D., Ph.D., an expert in phage display, and S. Walter Englander, ... «Newswise, Jul 15»
9
Dyax Corp (DYAX) Files Form 4 Insider Selling : Henry E Blair Sells …
(Dyax), is a biopharmaceutical company with two business elements: Angioedema Franchise and Phage Display Licensing and Funded ... «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»
10
Scientists bolster 'phage' weapons in food safety battle
He explains how scientists are determining how to improve the chances of phages succeeding. “We want to guard against phage-resistance so ... «Cornell Chronicle, Jul 15»

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