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sequencing

/sˈikwənsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
se-quenc-ing
IPA
/sˈikwənsɪŋ/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of sequence

noun

Arrangement in a sequence.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The procedure of determining the order of amino acids in the polypeptide chain of a protein (protein sequencing) or of nucleotides in a DNA section comprising a gene (gene sequencing).

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

sequencings (plural)

Derived Forms

autosequencing immunosequencing microsequencing minisequencing nanosequencing pyrosequencing radiosequencing resequencing ultrasequencing

Phrases

DNA sequencing genetic sequencing Sanger sequencing shotgun sequencing

Questions

How do you pronounce sequencing?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈikwənsɪŋ/.
What does sequencing mean?
present participle and gerund of sequence

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