substrain

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noun

A subset of a strain, especially one derived from a single cell

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Meanings

nounsubstrain (plural substrains)

plural substrains

  1. biologyA subset of a strain, especially one derived from a single cell

Origin

From sub- + strain.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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