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cross-conjugation

cross-conjugation noun: the condition when some cells in a given algal filament are active and others passive.

Noun

cross-conjugation (uncountable)

  1. The condition when some cells in a given algal filament are active and others passive.

Origin of cross-conjugation

cross- + conjugation

Questions about cross-conjugation

What does cross-conjugation mean?
Cross-conjugation means the condition when some cells in a given algal filament are active and others passive.
What part of speech is cross-conjugation?
Cross-conjugation is a noun.

Words near cross-conjugation in the dictionary

  1. cross-compilations
  2. cross-compiler
  3. cross-compilers
  4. cross-complaint
  5. cross-complaints
  6. cross-conjugation
  7. cross-contact
  8. cross-contaminant
  9. cross-contaminate
  10. cross-contaminated
  11. cross-contaminates

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