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phage

Letters that make phage

a, e, g, p, h are letters that make 'phage'

Words within phage

age, Ag, HA, pH, hag, Ge are words within 'phage'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of phage

phages is a word created by adding a letter to 'phage'

phage is a 5 letter word ending with e
phage is a 5 letter word starting with p

1 possible definitions for 'phage'

Phage as "a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria"

Under this definition, phage is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bacteriophage has the same meaning as phage

phage as a type

'phage' can be a type of virus.

Types of phage

coliphage, typhoid bacteriophage are types of 'phage'.

Derivatives of phage

bacteriophagic, bacteriophagous are derivatives of 'phage'.

Example of phage used within this context

"phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria"