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transfect

American  
[trans-fekt] / trænsˈfɛkt /

verb (used with object)

Microbiology.
  1. to cause transfection in (a cell).


transfect British  
/ trænsˈfɛkt /

verb

  1. (tr) to bring about transfection in

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of transfect

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

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