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miniprep

miniprep noun: a rapid, small-scale isolation of plasmid DNA from bacteria.

Noun

miniprep (countable and uncountable, plural minipreps)

  1. (molecular biology) A rapid, small-scale isolation of plasmid DNA from bacteria.
    Synonyms:
    minipreparation

Verb

miniprep (third-person singular simple present minipreps, present participle miniprepping, simple past and past participle miniprepped)

  1. (transitive) To perform a miniprep procedure.

Synonyms of miniprep

Forms of miniprep

Noun
pluralminipreps
alternative formMiniprep
Verb
third-person singular presentminipreps
present participleminiprepping
past participleminiprepped
pastminiprepped

Origin of miniprep

From mini- + prep.

Questions about miniprep

What does miniprep mean?
Miniprep means a rapid, small-scale isolation of plasmid DNA from bacteria.
What part of speech is miniprep?
Miniprep can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of miniprep?
The plural of miniprep is minipreps.

Words near miniprep in the dictionary

  1. miniporate
  2. miniport
  3. miniportrait
  4. miniportraits
  5. miniports
  6. miniprep
  7. minipreparation
  8. minipreparations
  9. miniprepped
  10. miniprepping
  11. minipreps

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