petite
Pronunciation: /pəˈtiːt/
The English word “petite” has 4 meanings listed here.
adjective
noun
- A mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose.
Etymology
Borrowed from French petite f, feminine of petit m (“small, little”).
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