plasmid
English
/ˈplæzmɪd/
noun
Definitions
- (cytology) A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from and replicates independently of the chromosomes, most commonly found in bacteria, but also in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.
Etymology
Suffix from English plasma (ionised gas).
Origin
English
plasma
Gloss
ionised gas
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiplasma English
- bioplasma English
- haemoplasma English
- hemoplasma English
- interplasmidic English
- intraplasmid English
- lymphoplasma English
- magnetoplasma English
- megaplasmid English
- microplasma English
- miniplasmid English
- multiplasmid English
- nanoplasma English
- ovoplasma English
- phytoplasma English
- plasma English
- plasmablast English
- plasmacyte English
- plasmadynamics English
- plasmalemma English
- plasmalike English
- plasmapause English
- plasmaphysics English
- plasmasonic English
- plasmasphere English
- plasmatron English
- plasmic English
- plasmidic English
- plasmidless English
- plasmidome English
- plasmin English
- plasmogamy English
- plasmogen English
- plasmogenous English
- plasmoid English
- plasmon English
- retroplasmid English
- subplasma English
- Plasma German
- plazma Hungarian
- plasma French
- πλάσμα Ancient Greek
- プラズマ Japanese
- প্লাজমা Bengali
- plasma
- plasmin
- plasmon
- plasmic
- plasmoid
- subplasma
- bioplasma
- plasmidic
- ovoplasma
- plasmogen
- plasmatron
- antiplasma
- plasmacyte
- plasmogamy
- nanoplasma
- plasmidome
- hemoplasma
- plasmalike
- megaplasmid
- plasmidless
- plasmablast
- plasmasonic
- plasmapause
- phytoplasma
- haemoplasma
- microplasma
- miniplasmid
- plasmalemma
- plasmogenous
- multiplasmid
- intraplasmid
- retroplasmid
- plasmasphere
- lymphoplasma
- plasmaphysics
- magnetoplasma
- plasmadynamics
- interplasmidic