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xenocontamination

xenocontamination noun: contamination by a different species.

Noun

xenocontamination (uncountable)

  1. Contamination by a different species.
    • Second, the possibility of xenocontamination during transplantation by mouse feeder layer, fetal bovine serum, or recombinant growth factors could therefore be avoided.2015 December 17, “Y-27632, a ROCK Inhibitor, Promoted Limbal Epithelial Cell Proliferation and Corneal Wound Healing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of xenocontamination

From xeno- + contamination.

Questions about xenocontamination

What does xenocontamination mean?
Xenocontamination means contamination by a different species.
What part of speech is xenocontamination?
Xenocontamination is a noun.

Words near xenocontamination in the dictionary

  1. xenoclast
  2. xenoclasts
  3. xenoclitic
  4. xenocongrid
  5. xenocongrids
  6. xenocontamination
  7. xenocoumacin
  8. xenocoumacins
  9. xenocracy
  10. Xenocratean
  11. Xenocrates

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