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gigabase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gi-ga-base
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One billion bases (nucleotides) as a unit of length of a nucleic acid

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)der. English giga- Late Latin bassus Old French basbor. Middle English bas English base English gigabase From giga- + base.

Inflected Forms

gigabases (plural)

Synonyms

Gb

Questions

What does gigabase mean?
One billion bases (nucleotides) as a unit of length of a nucleic acid
Where does gigabase come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)der. English giga- Late Latin bassus Old French basbor. Middle English bas English base English gigabase From giga- + base.

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