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minicell

minicell noun: an achromosomal cell resulting from aberrant cell division, containing RNA and protein but little or no chromosomal DNA.

Noun

minicell (plural minicells)

  1. An achromosomal cell resulting from aberrant cell division, containing RNA and protein but little or no chromosomal DNA.
    • Both Dr. Hoffman’s method and the minicells, in different ways, revisit these old observations.2009 June 29, Nicholas Wade, “New Cancer Treatment Shows Promise in Testing”, in New York Times

minicell meaning in Tamil

minicell in Tamil

சிறிய திசு

Forms of minicell

pluralminicells

Origin of minicell

From mini- + cell.

Questions about minicell

What does minicell mean?
Minicell means an achromosomal cell resulting from aberrant cell division, containing RNA and protein but little or no chromosomal DNA.
What is minicell in Tamil?
Minicell in Tamil is சிறிய திசு. See Minicell meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is minicell?
Minicell is a noun.
What is the plural of minicell?
The plural of minicell is minicells.

Words near minicell in the dictionary

  1. minicassettes
  2. minicavities
  3. minicavity
  4. minicelebrities
  5. minicelebrity
  6. minicell
  7. minicells
  8. minicellulosome
  9. minicellulosomes
  10. minicentrifuge
  11. minicentrifuges

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Adapted from Wiktionary: minicell (page history and authors); minicell (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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