Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transfect

/tɹænzˈfɛkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trans-fect
IPA: /tɹænzˈfɛkt/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To introduce foreign material into eukaryotic cells.

Example Sentences

"physical means have been developed to transfect DNA into cells"

Inflected Forms

transfects (present, singular) transfecting (participle, present) transfected (participle, past) transfected (past)

Derived Forms

contransfect cotransfect electrotransfect lipotransfect retransfect transfectability transfectable transfectant transfection transfectoma

Questions

How do you pronounce transfect?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹænzˈfɛkt/.
What does transfect mean?: To introduce foreign material into eukaryotic cells.

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