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antisense

/ˌæntaɪˈsɛns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-sense
IPA
/ˌæntaɪˈsɛns/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.

adj

Of a strand of nucleic acid, complementary to a strand coding for RNA or protein.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense English antisense From anti- + sense.

Inflected Forms

antisenses (plural)

Derived Forms

nonantisense

Phrases

antisense therapy antisense therapy antisense oligonucleotide

Antonyms

sense

Questions

How do you pronounce antisense?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæntaɪˈsɛns/.
What does antisense mean?
The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.
Where does antisense come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense English antisense From anti- + sense.

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