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ice minus

ice minus is the alternative form of ice-minus.

Meaning of ice-minus

Noun

ice-minus (uncountable)

  1. A genetically modified bacterium created from Pseudomona syringae that inhibits the formation of ice crystals, thereby making some crops more frost tolerant.
    • Bees are know to carry the natural version of P. syringae after pollinating strawberry plants, but AGS points out that ice-minus poses no threat to other plants or insects.1985 November 14, Christopher Joyce, “Strawberry field will test man-made bacterium”, in New Scientist, volume 108, number 1482, page 18

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What is ice minus the alternative form of?
Ice minus is the alternative form of ice-minus.

Words near ice minus in the dictionary

  1. ice machines
  2. ice maiden
  3. ice maidens
  4. ice milk
  5. ice milks
  6. ice minus
  7. ice monkey
  8. ice monkeys
  9. ice moon
  10. ice needle
  11. ice needles

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