Speakur

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pcr

/pi si ɑɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
pcr
IPA
/pi si ɑɹ/
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of polymerase chain reaction.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of protein/creatinine ratio.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of pitch control rod.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of principal component regression.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of primary control rod.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of power control rod.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To perform a polymerase chain reaction.

adj

Initialism of post-consumer recycled.

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pi si ɑɹ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

PCRs (plural) PCRs (present, singular) PCRing (participle, present) PCRed (participle, past) PCRed (past)

Derived Forms

dPCR nanoPCR qPCR rhPCR

Phrases

COLD-PCR colony PCR hot-start PCR nested PCR OE-PCR RT-PCR SSP-PCR TAIL-PCR

Frequently Paired Words

ACR control rod phosphocreatine

Questions

How do you pronounce pcr?
The recorded pronunciation is /pi si ɑɹ/.
What does pcr mean?
Initialism of polymerase chain reaction.

How to pronounce pcr

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