aliquant

noun

ˈaləˌkwänt, 

-kwənt

plural -s

: an aliquant part (see aliquant entry 1)

To avoid such contamination, sequential passaging of virus strains should be avoided, when possible, by dividing an early passage into aliquants to be used as seed virus in future experiments.

—Carita Savolainen, Lancet, 5 Apr. 2003

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1721, in the meaning defined above

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