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cloning

/ˈkloʊnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
cloning
IPA
/ˈkloʊnɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of clone

noun

The production of an exact copy of an object.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The production of a cloned embryo by transplanting the nucleus of a somatic cell into an ovum.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

clonings (plural)

Derived Forms

anticloning multicloning polycloning telecloning zoocloning

Phrases

reproductive cloning shotgun cloning

Rhymes With

owning zoning moaning groaning postponing phoning honing stoning toning loaning condoning droning

Questions

How do you pronounce cloning?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkloʊnɪŋ/.
What does cloning mean?
present participle and gerund of clone

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