- sonicate
- transitive verb (-cated; -cating) Etymology: sonic + 4-ate Date: 1959 to disrupt (as bacterial cells) by exposure to high-frequency sound waves • sonication noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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sonicate — [sän′ə kāt΄] vt. sonicated, sonicating 〚 SONIC + ATE1〛 to subject (a cell, virus, etc.) to the energy produced by sound waves sonication n. sonicator n. * * … Universalium
sonicate — [sän′ə kāt΄] vt. sonicated, sonicating [ SONIC + ATE1] to subject (a cell, virus, etc.) to the energy produced by sound waves sonication n. sonicator n … English World dictionary
sonicate — To expose a suspension of cells or microbes to the disruptive effect of the energy of high frequency sound waves. * * * son·i·cate sän ə .kāt vt, cat·ed; cat·ing to disrupt (as bacterial cells) by exposure to high frequency sound waves… … Medical dictionary
sonicate — verb To disrupt with ultrasonic sound waves. See Also: sonication … Wiktionary
sonicate — [ sɒnɪkeɪt] verb Biochemistry subject to fragmentation by ultrasonic vibration. Derivatives sonication noun Origin 1950s: from sonic + ate2 … English new terms dictionary
sonicate — son·i·cate … English syllables
sonicate — … Useful english dictionary
sonication — noun see sonicate … New Collegiate Dictionary
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