Home › Words › L › lactococcinlactococcinlactococcin means any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Lactococcus bacteria.EtymologyLactococcus + -innounAny of a group of bacteriocins produced by Lactococcus bacteria.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.lactocin 92% match — Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by Lactobacillus bacteria. vs lactococcin →lacticin 85% match — A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Lactococcus lactis. vs lactococcin →lactocyclicin 82% match — A cyclic bacteriocin present in bacteria of the genus Lactococcus. vs lactococcin →lactococcus 74% match — Any bacterium of the genus Lactococcus vs lactococcin →acidocin 71% match — Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by Lactobacillus acidophilus. vs lactococcin →bacteriocin 70% match — Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria vs lactococcin →lactococcal 70% match — Relating to bacteria of the genus Lactococcus. vs lactococcin →plantaricin 70% match — Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum. vs lactococcin →