ministring

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noun

A small string.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

ministring1

nounministring (plural ministrings)

plural ministrings

  1. A small string.
  2. A short linear covalently-closed DNA vector.
    1 more example

    One hour prior to transfection, the culture medium was replaced with serum-free RPMI medium. 0.4 μg of DNA (pNN9 or DNA ministring), diluted in 50 μl of serum-free OptiMEM culture medium, was mixed with different aliquots of 1.5 mM 16-3-16 gemini surfactant solution to yield N + /P − charge ratios of 3:1 and 5:1.

    2015 November 13, “Physical Characterization of Gemini Surfactant-Based Synthetic Vectors for the Delivery of Linear Covalently Closed (LCC) DNA Ministrings”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

ministring2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of ministre

Origin

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APA

ministring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministring

MLA

“ministring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministring. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ministring,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministring.

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