SONICATE


Meaning of SONICATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsä-nə-ˌkāt ]

transitive verb

( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )

Etymology: sonic + -ate (IV)

Date: 1959

: to disrupt (as bacterial cells) by exposure to high-frequency sound waves

• son·i·ca·tion ˌsä-nə-ˈkā-shən noun

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