explant

ex·plant

E0288200 (ĕk-splănt′)tr.v. ex·plant·ed, ex·plant·ing, ex·plants To remove (living tissue) from the natural site of growth and place in a medium for culture.n. (ĕks′plănt′) Explanted tissue.

[ex- + (im)plant.]

ex′plan·ta′tion n.

explant

(ɛksˈplɑːnt) vb (Biology) to transfer (living tissue) from its natural site to a new site or to a culture mediumn (Biology) a piece of tissue treated in this way ˌexplanˈtation n

ex•plant

(v. ɛksˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt; n. ˈɛksˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt)

v.t. 1. to take (living material) from an animal or plant for placement in a culture medium. n. 2. a piece of explanted tissue. [1910–15] ex`plan•ta′tion, n.

explant

Past participle: explanted
Gerund: explanting

Imperative
explant
explant

Present
I explant
you explant
he/she/it explants
we explant
you explant
they explant

Preterite
I explanted
you explanted
he/she/it explanted
we explanted
you explanted
they explanted

Present Continuous
I am explanting
you are explanting
he/she/it is explanting
we are explanting
you are explanting
they are explanting

Present Perfect
I have explanted
you have explanted
he/she/it has explanted
we have explanted
you have explanted
they have explanted

Past Continuous
I was explanting
you were explanting
he/she/it was explanting
we were explanting
you were explanting
they were explanting

Past Perfect
I had explanted
you had explanted
he/she/it had explanted
we had explanted
you had explanted
they had explanted

Future
I will explant
you will explant
he/she/it will explant
we will explant
you will explant
they will explant

Future Perfect
I will have explanted
you will have explanted
he/she/it will have explanted
we will have explanted
you will have explanted
they will have explanted

Future Continuous
I will be explanting
you will be explanting
he/she/it will be explanting
we will be explanting
you will be explanting
they will be explanting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been explanting
you have been explanting
he/she/it has been explanting
we have been explanting
you have been explanting
they have been explanting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been explanting
you will have been explanting
he/she/it will have been explanting
we will have been explanting
you will have been explanting
they will have been explanting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been explanting
you had been explanting
he/she/it had been explanting
we had been explanting
you had been explanting
they had been explanting

Conditional
I would explant
you would explant
he/she/it would explant
we would explant
you would explant
they would explant

Past Conditional
I would have explanted
you would have explanted
he/she/it would have explanted
we would have explanted
you would have explanted
they would have explanted

explant

1. (eks-plant´) to take from the body and place in an artificial medium for growth.2. (eks´plant) tissue taken from the body and grown in an artificial medium.

ex·plant

(eks-plant'), Living tissue transferred from an organism to an artificial medium for culture.

explant

(ĕk-splănt′)tr.v. ex·planted, ex·planting, ex·plants To remove (living tissue) from the natural site of growth and place in a medium for culture.n. (ĕks′plănt′) Explanted tissue.

ex′plan·ta′tion n.

explant

Transplantation medicine An organ that requires removal due to rejection, after transplantation. See Transplantation.

ex·plant

(eks-plant') Living tissue transferred from an organism to an artificial medium for culture.

explant

any actively dividing plant tissue that can be induced to produce CALLUS tissue in tissue culture.