Ministring
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A small string.
- 2 A short linear covalently-closed DNA vector.
"One hour prior to transfection, the culture medium was replaced with serum-free RPMI medium. 0.4 μg of DNA (pNN9 or DNA ministring), diluted in 50 μl of serum-free OptiMEM culture medium, was mixed with different aliquots of 1.5 mM 16-3-16 gemini surfactant solution to yield N + /P − charge ratios of 3:1 and 5:1."
- 1 present participle and gerund of ministre form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"One hour prior to transfection, the culture medium was replaced with serum-free RPMI medium. 0.4 μg of DNA (pNN9 or DNA ministring), diluted in 50 μl of serum-free OptiMEM culture medium, was mixed with different aliquots of 1.5 mM 16-3-16 gemini surfactant solution to yield N + /P − charge ratios of 3:1 and 5:1."
Etymology
From mini- + string.
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