"autoinducer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: autoinducers [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + inducer. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|inducer}} auto- + inducer Head templates: {{en-noun}} autoinducer (plural autoinducers)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of several compounds, synthesized by bacteria, that have signalling functions in quorum sensing Categories (topical): Biochemistry Translations (Translations): αυτεπαγωγέας (aftepagogéas) [masculine] (Greek)

Inflected forms

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