explant

verb

ex·​plant (ˌ)ek-ˈsplant 

explanted; explanting; explants

transitive verb

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

explantation

ˌek-ˌsplan-ˈtā-shən 

noun

Word History

Etymology

ex- + -plant (as in implant)

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for explant

• decant
• descant
• eggplant
• enchant
• implant
• preplant
• recant
• replant
• supplant
• transplant
• ant
• aunt

Medical Definition

explant

1 of 2 transitive verb

ex·​plant (ˈ)ek-ˈsplant 

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

explantation

ˌek-ˌsplan-ˈtā-shən 

noun

explant

2 of 2 noun

ex·​plant ˈek-ˌsplant 

: living tissue removed from an organism and placed in a medium for tissue culture