Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polymerase chain reaction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: poly-merase chain re-ac-tion
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.

Inflected Forms

polymerase chain reactions (plural)

Synonyms

PCR

Questions

What does polymerase chain reaction mean?: A technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.

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