Home › Words › B › bovicinbovicinbovicin means any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Streptococcus bovis.EtymologyFrom bov(is) + -cin.nounAny of a group of bacteriocins produced by Streptococcus bovisDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.butyrivibriocin 71% match — Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by Butyrivibrio bacteria. vs bovicin →bacteriocin 67% match — Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria vs bovicin →helveticin 67% match — Any of a particular class of bacteriocins vs bovicin →curvaticin 66% match — A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus curvatus. vs bovicin →lactococcin 66% match — Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Lactococcus bacteria. vs bovicin →macedocin 66% match — A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus. vs bovicin →carnocin 65% match — A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Carnobacterium piscicola. vs bovicin →bactenecin 65% match — Any of a family of antimicrobial cyclic peptides found in the granules of bovine neutrophils vs bovicin →