"transfect" meaning in All languages combined

See transfect on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /tɹænzˈfɛkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transfect.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-transfect.wav Forms: transfects [present, singular, third-person], transfecting [participle, present], transfected [participle, past], transfected [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: transfection Related terms: transfectable, transfectant, transfection, transfectoma
    Sense id: en-transfect-en-verb-KOu4ToZS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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