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transfection

  • /tɹænzˈfɛkʃən/

Rhymes with -ɛkʃən

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Blend of trans- + infection.

noun transfections

  1. countable, uncountable The introduction of foreign genetic material (such as DNA or RNA) into a eukaryotic cell.

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noun introduction of foreign DNA into a eukaryotic cell

Españoltransfección
한국어트랜스펙션 teuraenseupeksyeon
Françaistransfection
DeutschTransfektion
Italianotrasfezione
Ελληνικάεπιμόλυνση epimólynsi, διαμόλυνση diamólynsi
Русскийтрансфе́кция transfékcija

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@misc{transfection_2026,
  title = {transfection},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transfection},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}