plasmid
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plasmid
- /ˈplæzmɪd/
Rhymes with -æzmɪd
Where it comes from
From plasma + -id, coined by American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg in 1952.
noun plasmids
- A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from — and replicates independently of — the chromosomes; such loops are most commonly found in bacteria, but they are also sometimes found in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and they are used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer. These discussions have left a plethora of terms adrift: pangenes, bioblasts, plasmagenes, plastogenes, chondriogenes, cytogenes and proviruses, which have lost their original utility owing to the accretion of vague or contradictory connotations. At the risk of adding to this list, I propose plasmid
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Talk about this word "plasmid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plasmid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. plasmid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plasmid "plasmid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plasmid.Cite this
@misc{plasmid_2026,
title = {plasmid},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plasmid},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
