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Chinese hamster ovary cell

Chinese hamster ovary cell noun: a family of immortalized cell lines derived from the epithelial cells of the ovary of the Chinese hamster, often used in biological and medical research and commercially in the production of recombinant therapeutic proteins.

Noun

Chinese hamster ovary cell (plural Chinese hamster ovary cells)

  1. A family of immortalized cell lines derived from the epithelial cells of the ovary of the Chinese hamster, often used in biological and medical research and commercially in the production of recombinant therapeutic proteins.

Forms of Chinese hamster ovary cell

pluralChinese hamster ovary cells

Questions about Chinese hamster ovary cell

What does Chinese hamster ovary cell mean?
Chinese hamster ovary cell means a family of immortalized cell lines derived from the epithelial cells of the ovary of the Chinese hamster, often used in biological and medical research and commercially in the production of recombinant therapeutic proteins.
What part of speech is Chinese hamster ovary cell?
Chinese hamster ovary cell is a noun.
What is the plural of Chinese hamster ovary cell?
The plural of Chinese hamster ovary cell is Chinese hamster ovary cells.

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