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macroseeding

macroseeding noun: the seeding of crystallization using an intact crystal that has already been grown.

Noun

macroseeding (uncountable)

  1. (macromolecular crystallography) The seeding of crystallization using an intact crystal that has already been grown
    • Repeated cycles of macroseeding were required to obtain crystals of sufficient size for data collection[…].1998 March 6, Lance Stewart et al., “A Model for the Mechanism of Human Topoisomerase I”, in Science, volume 279, number 5356, →DOI, pages 1534–1541

Origin of macroseeding

From macro- + seeding.

Questions about macroseeding

What does macroseeding mean?
Macroseeding means the seeding of crystallization using an intact crystal that has already been grown.
What part of speech is macroseeding?
Macroseeding is a noun.

Words near macroseeding in the dictionary

  1. macroscopicity
  2. macroscopics
  3. macroscopy
  4. macrosculpture
  5. macrosculptures
  6. macroseeding
  7. macroseepage
  8. macroseepages
  9. macrosegment
  10. macrosegments
  11. macrosegregation

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