explant
[ verb eks-plant, -plahnt; noun eks-plant, -plahnt ]
verb (used with object)
to take living material from an animal or plant and place it in a culture medium.
noun
a piece of explanted tissue.
Origin of explant
1Other words from explant
- ex·plan·ta·tion, noun
Words Nearby explant
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British Dictionary definitions for explant
explant
/ (ɛksˈplɑːnt) /
verb
to transfer (living tissue) from its natural site to a new site or to a culture medium
noun
a piece of tissue treated in this way
Derived forms of explant
- explantation, noun
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