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polybrene

polybrene noun: a cationic polymer, hexadimethrine bromide, used to increase the efficiency of infection of certain cells with a retrovirus in cell culture.

Noun

polybrene (uncountable)

  1. A cationic polymer, hexadimethrine bromide, used to increase the efficiency of infection of certain cells with a retrovirus in cell culture.

Questions about polybrene

What does polybrene mean?
Polybrene means a cationic polymer, hexadimethrine bromide, used to increase the efficiency of infection of certain cells with a retrovirus in cell culture.
What part of speech is polybrene?
Polybrene is a noun.

Words near polybrene in the dictionary

  1. polybottle
  2. polybottles
  3. polybranchiaspiform
  4. polybranchiaspiforms
  5. polybrane
  6. polybrene
  7. polybromide
  8. polybromides
  9. polybrominated
  10. polybrominated biphenyl
  11. polybrominated biphenyls

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