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PCR
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English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /pi si ɑɹ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
PCR (countable and uncountable, plural PCRs)
- (molecular biology) Initialism of polymerase chain reaction.
- (medicine) Initialism of protein/creatinine ratio.
- (aviation) Initialism of pitch control rod.
- Initialism of primary control rod.
- Initialism of power control rod.
Derived terms
polymerase chain reaction
- COLD-PCR
- colony PCR
- dPCR
- hot-start PCR
- nanoPCR
- nested PCR
- OE-PCR
- qPCR
- rhPCR
- RT-PCR
- SSP-PCR
- TAIL-PCR
- TD-PCR
- touchdown PCR
- TS-PCR
Related terms
protein/creatinine ratio
control rod
Verb
PCR (third-person singular simple present PCRs, present participle PCRing, simple past and past participle PCRed)
- To perform a polymerase chain reaction.
Anagrams
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
PCR f (genitive PCR, no plural)
- (molecular biology) synonym of Polymerasekettenreaktion
Derived terms
- PCR-Methode
- PCR-Test
Further reading
- “PCR” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Noun
Further reading
- “PCR”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
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Italian
Noun
PCR f
Spanish
Noun
PCR f (plural PCRs)
- (medicine) initialism of proteína C reactiva; CRP
- (molecular biology) synonym of RCP; PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
Further reading
- “PCR”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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