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thermocompetent

thermocompetent adjective: competent (permeable to DNA) when heated.

Adjective

thermocompetent (not comparable)

  1. competent (permeable to DNA) when heated

Origin of thermocompetent

From thermo- + competent.

Questions about thermocompetent

What does thermocompetent mean?
Thermocompetent means competent (permeable to DNA) when heated.
What part of speech is thermocompetent?
Thermocompetent is an adjective.

Words near thermocompetent in the dictionary

  1. thermocoagulating
  2. thermocoagulation
  3. thermococcal
  4. thermococcals
  5. thermocol
  6. thermocompetent
  7. thermocompositional
  8. thermocompression
  9. thermocompressor
  10. thermocompressors
  11. thermoconductance

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