explant

¹ex·plant

verb \(ˌ)ek-ˈsplant\

Definition of EXPLANT

transitive verb

: to remove (living tissue) especially to a medium for tissue culture

— ex·plan·ta·tion \ˌek-ˌsplan-ˈtā-shən\ noun

Origin of EXPLANT

ex- + -plant (as in implant)

First Known Use: 1915

Rhymes with EXPLANT

aslant, bacchant, bacchante, bezant, courante, decant, descant, displant, eggplant, enceinte, enchant, extant, face-plant, fire ant, formant, gallant, Gallant, gas plant, grandaunt, houseplant, ice plant, implant, incant, jade plant, land grant, leadplant, levant, Levant, musk plant, pieplant, pissant, plainchant, pourpoint, preplant, recant, red ant, replant, savant, seed plant, snow plant, supplant, transplant, white ant