miniprep

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Etymology[edit]

mini- +‎ prep

Noun[edit]

miniprep (countable and uncountable, plural minipreps)

  1. (molecular biology) A rapid, small-scale isolation of plasmid DNA from bacteria.

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Verb[edit]

miniprep (third-person singular simple present minipreps, present participle miniprepping, simple past and past participle miniprepped)

  1. To perform a miniprep procedure.