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microswine

microswine noun: a breed of swine derived from repetitive inbreeding of small (Yucatan) swine.

Noun

microswine (plural microswine)

  1. A breed of swine derived from repetitive inbreeding of small (Yucatan) swine.
    • Microswine with characteristics such as we have seen in the Panepinto hybrid strain afford the investigator a supple, soft skin surface which is similar to humans and may be manipulated easily by injection of DNA or the application of DNA vehicles.1996, Mike E. Tumbleson, Advances in Swine in Biomedical Research, volume 2, page 674
    • Yucatan™ miniature and microswine, weighing 20–45 kg, were purchased from Sinclair Bio-resources (Windham, MA).2016 January 29, “Increased Expression of Phosphorylated Polo-Like Kinase 1 and Histone in Bypass Vein Graft and Coronary Arteries following Angioplasty”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of microswine

pluralmicroswine

Origin of microswine

From micro- + swine.

Words that rhyme with microswine

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Questions about microswine

What does microswine mean?
Microswine means a breed of swine derived from repetitive inbreeding of small (Yucatan) swine.
What part of speech is microswine?
Microswine is a noun.
What is the plural of microswine?
The plural of microswine is microswine.

Words near microswine in the dictionary

  1. microsutures
  2. microsuturing
  3. microswimmer
  4. microswimmers
  5. microswimming
  6. microswine
  7. microswitch
  8. microswitched
  9. microswitches
  10. microsword
  11. microswords

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