biolistics

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noun

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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Meanings

nounbiolistics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bioballistics

Origin

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

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Translations

French biolistique
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

biolistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biolistics

MLA

“biolistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biolistics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biolistics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biolistics.

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