encode
/ɪnˈkoʊd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.95 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.
name
Abbreviation of Encyclopedia of DNA Elements; a catalogue of all the functional elements, encoded in the human genome.
Example Sentences
- "encode a secret message to be sent"
- "The blotchy black mark she impresses on my hand will still be there tomorrow morning, a confused barcode, unsure of what exactly it encodes."
- "Berg, Jeremy M. with Tymoczko, John and Stryer, Lubert (2002), “RNA Synthesis and Splicing”, in Biochemistry, Fifth eidtion edition, W H Freeman and Company, →ISBN, retrieved 05 Dec 2009: “The ability of one gene to encode more than one distinct mRNA and, hence, more than one protein may play a key role in expanding the repertoire of our genomes.”"
- "When each encode is finished a notification will appear on your screen to let you know it's completed […]"
- "2017, Franziska Denk, "Don’t let useful data go to waste", Nature, 543:7, 2 March 2017, doi:10.1038/543007a. Many scientists have used some of those resources, such as the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) launched by the US National Human Genome Research Institute."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Latin caudex Latin cōdex Old French codebor. Middle English code English code English encode From en- + code.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪnˈkoʊd/
- British English: /ɪnˈkəʊd/