Reading Diary_New Vocabulary_PhD

Reading Diary_New Vocabulary_PhD_Week 2

5 nanobiotechnology, biomedicine terms

bottleneck: /ˈbɒt(ə)lnɛk/; Example: created a bottleneck for cell-based therapy; en: 1. the neck or mouth of a bottle. 2. a narrow section of road or a junction that impedes traffic flow. "the bottleneck on Talbot Road"
circumvent: /səːkəmˈvɛnt/; Example: To circumvent these limitations; en: find a way around (an obstacle). "if you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it" overcome (a problem or difficulty), typically in a clever and surreptitious way. "I found it quite easy to circumvent security"
engulfed: /ɪnˈɡʌlf,ɛnˈɡʌlf/; Example: cellular backpacks are not engulfed by macrophages,; en: 1. (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely. "the cafe was engulfed in flames" 2. powerfully affect (someone); overwhelm. "a feeling of anguish so great that it threatened to engulf him"
payload: /ˈpeɪləʊd/; Example: the small size of payload materials; en: 1. the part of a vehicle's load, especially an aircraft's, from which revenue is derived; passengers and cargo. 2. an explosive warhead carried by an aircraft or missile.
sequestered: /sɪˈkwɛstəd/; Example: they are sequestered within the phagosome of macrophages; en: (of a place) isolated and hidden away. "a wild sequestered spot"