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explant
ex·plant
[
ek splánt
]
transitive verb
(
past and past participle
ex·plant·ed
,
present participle
ex·plant·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ex·plants
)
Definition:
remove tissue from an organism for culturing:
to remove living tissue from an organism and place it in a culture medium
noun
(
plural
ex·plants
)
Definition:
tissue removed for culturing:
a piece of tissue removed from an organism and placed in a culture medium
[
Early 20th century. After implant
]
ex·plan·ta·tion
[
èk splan táysh'n
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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ex·plan·ta·tion [ èk splan táysh'n ] noun
