transfect

[ trans-fekt ]

verb (used with object)Microbiology.

to cause transfection in (a cell).

Origin of transfect

First recorded in 1964; trans- + (in)fect

Words Nearby transfect

transeunt
transf.
trans-fat
trans-fatty acid
transfd.
transfect
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trans female
transfeminine
transfeminism
transfer

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British Dictionary definitions for transfect

transfect

/ (trænsˈfɛkt) /

verb

(tr) to bring about transfection in

Origin of transfect

from trans- + (in) fect

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