EXPLANT

Etymology

Noun

explant (plural explants)

(biology) Any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells.

Verb

explant (third-person singular simple present explants, present participle explanting, simple past and past participle explanted)

(medicine) To remove something, such as a medical device, that has been implanted.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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