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transfectant

transfectant noun: a cell that has incorporated nucleic acid of another species through transfection.

Noun

transfectant (plural transfectants)

  1. A cell that has incorporated nucleic acid of another species through transfection.

Forms of transfectant

pluraltransfectants

Words formed from transfectant

Questions about transfectant

What does transfectant mean?
Transfectant means a cell that has incorporated nucleic acid of another species through transfection.
What part of speech is transfectant?
Transfectant is a noun.
What is the plural of transfectant?
The plural of transfectant is transfectants.

Words near transfectant in the dictionary

  1. transfd.
  2. transfect
  3. transfectability
  4. transfectable
  5. transfectamine
  6. transfectant
  7. transfectants
  8. transfected
  9. transfectibility
  10. transfecting
  11. transfection

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