porcine

porcine Definition

por·cine (pôr′sīn′, -sin)

adjective

of or like pigs or hogs

Etymology: Fr porcin < L porcinus < porcus, hog: see pork

porcine Synonyms

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porcine Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

circovirus: The broad range of potential disease causing organisms including porcine circovirus 2 causing PMWS / PDNS.
retrovirus: In particular, much research is being carried out on a family of viruses called porcine endogenous retroviruses.
insulin: When I switched back to porcine insulin in 1994 many of the symptoms and depression cleared up.
genome: The rapidly improving maps of the porcine genome have provided the tools to locate these trait genes.
chromosome: The whole region has been physically mapped to porcine chromosome 6 using in situ hybridisation.
virus: In 1981, Brown tested 14 disinfectants against 3 porcine viruses including Porcine Parvovirus ( PPV ).

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