defolliculate

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verb

To remove the follicles (from)

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

verbdefolliculate (third-person singular simple present defolliculates, present participle defolliculating, simple past and past participle defolliculated)

present singular third person defolliculates · participle present defolliculating · participle past defolliculated · past defolliculated

  1. To remove the follicles (from)

    Removed ovary lobes were divided into small sections and treated with 2 mg/mL Collagenase A (Boehringer Mannheim, Indianapolis, IN, USA) in OR2 buffer for at least an hour to defolliculate the oocytes.

    2015 October 24, “The Direct Actions of GABA, 2’-Methoxy-6-Methylflavone and General Anaesthetics at β3γ2L GABA A Receptors: Evidence for Receptors with Different Subunit Stoichiometries”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From de- + follicle + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

defolliculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defolliculate

MLA

“defolliculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defolliculate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defolliculate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defolliculate.

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