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transfect

/tɹænzˈfɛkt/

transfect verb: to introduce foreign material into eukaryotic cells.

Verb

transfect (third-person singular simple present transfects, present participle transfecting, simple past and past participle transfected)

  1. To introduce foreign material into eukaryotic cells.
    • physical means have been developed to transfect DNA into cells2000, Harvey I. Pass, Lung cancer: principles and practice, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, page 43

Forms of transfect

third-person singular presenttransfects
present participletransfecting
past participletransfected
pasttransfected

Words formed from transfect

Questions about transfect

What does transfect mean?
Transfect means to introduce foreign material into eukaryotic cells.
What part of speech is transfect?
Transfect is a verb.
How do you pronounce transfect?
Transfect is pronounced /tɹænzˈfɛkt/.
What is the past tense of transfect?
The past tense of transfect is transfected.

Words near transfect in the dictionary

  1. transfaunate
  2. transfaunated
  3. transfaunation
  4. transfaunations
  5. transfd.
  6. transfect
  7. transfectability
  8. transfectable
  9. transfectamine
  10. transfectant
  11. transfectants

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