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parafilm

parafilm noun: plastic film used to seal laboratory containers.

Noun

parafilm (uncountable)

  1. plastic film used to seal laboratory containers
    • If sporophyte regeneration persistently fails, check that regeneration conditions are correct and ensure that plates are being sealed with parafilm.2015 July 3, Andrew R G Plackett, Ester H Rabbinowitsch, Jane A Langdale, “Protocol: genetic transformation of the fern Ceratopteris richardii through microparticle bombardment”, in Plant Methods...

Origin of parafilm

Trade name; short for paraffin film.

Questions about parafilm

What does parafilm mean?
Parafilm means plastic film used to seal laboratory containers.
What part of speech is parafilm?
Parafilm is a noun.

Words near parafilm in the dictionary

  1. paraffles
  2. parafibromin
  3. parafibular
  4. parafilariasis
  5. parafiliariosis
  6. parafilm
  7. parafiscal
  8. parafissural
  9. paraflagellar
  10. parafle
  11. parafles

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