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biolistics

noun

biolistics

noun

Etymology Blend of bio- + ballistics, itself from ballista + -ics or by surface analysis, ballistic + -s.

1

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The introduction of DNA into a plant or animal cell by coating it onto the surface of a pellet and firing it into the tissue at high velocity.

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