transwell

English

Etymology

From trans- +‎ well, originally from the Transwell brand of inserts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹænzwɛl/

Noun

transwell (plural transwells)

1. (medicine, microbiology) A membrane insert used for cell cultures, between agar wells.
   • 2005, Melanie T. Cushion, Peter D. Walzer, Pneumocystis Pneumonia‎^[1], page 655:

     In one experiment, Pneumocystis was inoculated into transwells and treated according to the cultivation protocol for 56 days (Table 4).