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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Word of the Day

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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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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