lysogenic
[ lahy-suh-jen-ik ]
/ ˌlaɪ səˈdʒɛn ɪk /
adjective Microbiology.
harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid.
Words nearby lysogenic
lysithea,
lyso-,
lysocline,
lysogen,
lysogenesis,
lysogenic,
lysogenic bacterium,
lysogenicity,
lysogenize,
lysogeny,
lysokinase
Example sentences from the Web for lysogenic
Of these the most important are (a) bacteriolytic or lysogenic action, (b) agglutinative action, and (c) opsonic action.
The first of these, lysogenic or bacteriolytic action, consists in (a) Lysogenic action.
Medical definitions for lysogenic
lysogenic
[ lī′sə-jĕn′ĭk ]
adj.
Causing or having the power to cause lysis.
Of or relating to a bacterium in a state of lysogeny.