Spheroplast Definition

sfîrə-plăst, sfĕr-
noun
A bacterial cell whose cell wall has been degraded, often by the action of an antibiotic or a lysozyme, causing the cell to assume a spherical shape.
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Noun

Singular:
spheroplast
Plural:
spheroplasts

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