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petites

petites is the plural of petite.

Meaning of petite

Noun

petite (plural petites)

  1. A mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose.
    • The primary structure of the mitochondrial genomes of these petites had been previously determined […]2005, Giorgio Bernardi, Structural and Evolutionary Genomics, page 39

See all 5 meanings of petite

Proper noun capitalized: Petites

Petites

  1. (plural) plural of Petite

Phrases with petites

Questions about petites

What is petites the plural of?
Petites is the plural of petite.
What part of speech is petites?
Petites is a proper noun.

Words near petites in the dictionary

  1. Petite Mustique
  2. petite perception
  3. Petite-Forêt
  4. petitely
  5. petiteness
  6. petites
  7. petites bourgeoisies
  8. petites finales
  9. Petitfrere
  10. Petitfreres
  11. petitgrain

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