pro.phage

prophage的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈprouˌfeidʒ]
KK音标发音： [ˈproˌfedʒ]

prophage的词性：
n.（名词）

1. The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genes are incorporated into the bacterial chromosomes without causing disruption of the bacterial cell.
原噬菌体：抗菌体的潜在形体，在这种形体中病毒基因和细菌染色体结合，而对细菌细胞不能造成分裂

prophage的词源：

2. Short for French probactériophage
法语 probactériophage的简写

3. Greek pro- [before] * see pro- ²
希腊语 pro- [在…之前] *参见 pro-²

4. New Latin bacterium [bacterium] * see bacterio-
现代拉丁语 bacterium [细菌] *参见 bacterio-

5. Greek -phagos [-phage]
希腊语 -phagos [后缀，表“吞噬”]