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explants

[v. eks-plant, -plahnt; n. eks-plant, -plahnt]

ex·plant

[v. eks-plant, -plahnt; n. eks-plant, -plahnt]
verb (used with object)
1.
to take living material from an animal or plant and place it in a culture medium.
noun
2.
a piece of explanted tissue.

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Explants is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1570–80; < Neo-Latin explantāre. See ex-1, plant

ex·plan·ta·tion, noun
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explant ex·plant (ěk-splānt')
v. ex·plant·ed, ex·plant·ing, ex·plants
To transfer living tissue from an organism to an artificial medium for culture. n. (ěks'plānt')
Tissue so transferred.

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