Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amplicon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: am-pli-con
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of DNA or RNA formed as the product of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction

Etymology

From ampli(fy) + -icon (as in replicon).

Inflected Forms

amplicons (plural)

Derived Forms

ampliconic interamplicon subamplicon

Synonyms

amplimer

Questions

What does amplicon mean?: A piece of DNA or RNA formed as the product of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction
Where does amplicon come from?: From ampli(fy) + -icon (as in replicon).

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