explantations

/ˌɛksplænˈteɪʃənz/
noun
  1. The plural of explantation; the act or process of removing living tissue from a plant or animal for scientific study or cultivation.
    • Explantations of coral fragments help researchers study reef regeneration.
    • The lab performed several explantations of leaf tissue for the experiment.
    • The surgeon documented the explantations of skin grafts for the research paper.
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