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transwell

/ˈtɹænzwɛl/

transwell noun: a membrane insert used for cell cultures, between agar wells.

Noun

transwell (plural transwells)

  1. A membrane insert used for cell cultures, between agar wells.
    • In one experiment, Pneumocystis was inoculated into transwells and treated according to the cultivation protocol for 56 days (Table 4).2005, Melanie T. Cushion, Peter D. Walzer, Pneumocystis Pneumonia, page 655

Forms of transwell

pluraltranswells

Origin of transwell

From trans- + well, originally from the Transwell brand of inserts.

Questions about transwell

What does transwell mean?
Transwell means a membrane insert used for cell cultures, between agar wells.
What part of speech is transwell?
Transwell is a noun.
How do you pronounce transwell?
Transwell is pronounced /ˈtɹænzwɛl/.
What is the plural of transwell?
The plural of transwell is transwells.

Words near transwell in the dictionary

  1. transvolation
  2. transvolations
  3. transvolcanic
  4. transwar
  5. transwashing
  6. transwell
  7. transwells
  8. transwestite
  9. transwestites
  10. transwidow
  11. transwidows

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