explant
explant noun: any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells.
Noun
explant (plural explants)
- Any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells.
Verb
explant (third-person singular simple present explants, present participle explanting, simple past and past participle explanted)
- To remove something, such as a medical device, that has been implanted.
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explant meaning in Tamil
explant in Tamil
- தாவரமுன்னோடி, வளரளத் திசு வளர்ப்பு
Forms of explant
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | explants |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | explants |
| present participle | explanting |
| past participle | explanted |
| past | explanted |
Origin of explant
From ex- + plant.
Words formed from explant
Questions about explant
- What does explant mean?
- Explant means any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells.
- What is explant in Tamil?
- Explant in Tamil is தாவரமுன்னோடி, வளரளத் திசு வளர்ப்பு. See Explant meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is explant?
- Explant can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of explant?
- The plural of explant is explants.
Words near explant in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: explant (page history and authors); explant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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