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minicells

minicells is the plural of minicell.

Meaning of minicell

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

Questions about minicells

What is minicells the plural of?
Minicells is the plural of minicell.

Words near minicells in the dictionary

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

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