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phage
[ feyj ]
/ feɪdʒ /
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noun
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Origin of phage
By shortening, or independent use of -phage
Words nearby phage
Other definitions for phage (2 of 2)
-phage
a combining form meaning “a thing that devours,” used in the formation of compound words, especially the names of phagocytes: macrophage.
Also -phag.
Origin of -phage
Noun use of Greek -phagos-phagous
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British Dictionary definitions for phage (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for phage (2 of 2)
-phage
n combining form
indicating something that eats or consumes something specifiedbacteriophage
Derived forms of -phage
-phagous, adj combining formWord Origin for -phage
from Greek -phagos; see phago-
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