HYBRIDOMA

hybridoma

(noun) a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hybridoma (plural hybridomas)

(immunology) A hybrid cell engineered from a lymphocyte and a tumour cell; used to generate monoclonal antibodies

Source: Wiktionary



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4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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