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• Trans-fat

  noun 1. trans-fatty acid. 2. trans-fatty acids collectively.

• Trans-fatty-acid

  or trans fatty acid [trans-fat-ee] /ˈtrænsˌfæt i/ 1. an unsaturated fatty acid formed by the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oil, believed to raise blood cholesterol levels. trans-fatty acid noun 1. a polyunsaturated fatty acid that has been converted from the cis-form by hydrogenation: used in the manufacture of margarine

• Transfd.

  1. transferred.

• Transfect

  verb (used with object), Microbiology. 1. to cause transfection in (a cell). verb 1. (transitive) to bring about transfection in

• Transfection

  [trans-fek-shuh n] /trænsˈfɛk ʃən/ noun, Biotechnology. 1. the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material. transfection /trænsˈfɛkʃən/ noun 1. the transfer into another cell of genetic material isolated from a cell or virus transfection trans·fec·tion (trāns-fěk’shən) n. Infection of a bacterium or cell with DNA or […]

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