Molecular surgery
molecular surgery n.
A technique used to increase the drug susceptibility of tumor cells by introducing gene segments into such cells so as to alter their drug resistance.
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noun, Chemistry. 1. the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum […]
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noun, Chemistry. 1. the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components. mole fraction n. The ratio of the moles of one component of a system to the total moles of all components present.