transfection

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trans fek′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
trans•fec•tion  (trans fek′shən),USA pronunciation n. [Biotech.]
  1. the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.
  • trans- + (in)fection 1964

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