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minicell en · NOUN

Etymology

From mini- + cell.

Meanings

  1. An achromosomal cell resulting from aberrant cell division, containing RNA and protein but little or no chromosomal DNA.
    • Both Dr. Hoffman’s method and the minicells, in different ways, revisit these old observations. 2009 June 29, Nicholas Wade, “New Cancer Treatment Shows Promise in Testing”, in New York Times:

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