English Explanatory Dictionary

biolistics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

biolistics

Etymology

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

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