"blasticidin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blasticidins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blasticidin (plural blasticidins)
  1. (medicine) Any of a class of antibiotics used to select transformed cells in genetic engineering Wikipedia link: Blasticidin S Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-blasticidin-en-noun-t~k0Xwh5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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