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explants

explants is the plural of explant.

Meaning of explant

Noun

explant (plural explants)

  1. 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.

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Questions about explants

What is explants the plural of?
Explants is the plural of explant.

Words near explants in the dictionary

  1. explant
  2. explantation
  3. explantations
  4. explanted
  5. explanting
  6. explants
  7. explaterate
  8. explaterated
  9. explaterates
  10. explaterating
  11. explement

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