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  • verb transitive To inject with a micropipette.

Etymologies

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micro- +‎ inject

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Examples

  • Approximately 2-3 pL of capped mRNA were injected into the male pronuclei of zygotes by the same method that was used to microinject DNA.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Tomoji Mashimo et al. 2010

  • JAX can microinject your targeted ES cells, breed your mice to establish the line, genotype, phenotype, and deliver experimental cohorts as you need them, and cryopreserve the new line.

    BioSpace.com Featured News 2010

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