recombinant

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

recombinant (not comparable)

1. Formed by a new combination of existing elements.
2. (genetics) Formed by genetic recombination.
   • 1988 December 11, Chris Bull, “Get Ready For The 5-Minute HIV Test”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 1:

     The new HIV test is the first test designed for widespread application that uses recombinant technology to test for highly specific HIV antibodies.

Derived terms

• RAC
• rBGH
• rBST
• rDNA
• recombinant DNA
• recombinantly
• recombinase
• rFSH
• rGH
• rhGH
• rhIGF-1
• rLH
• rPRL
• rtPA
• rTSH

Noun

recombinant (plural recombinants)

1. (genetics) An organism, cell, or haplotype formed by genetic recombination.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.kɔ̃.bi.nɑ̃/

Adjective

recombinant (feminine recombinante, masculine plural recombinants, feminine plural recombinantes)

1. recombinant

Further reading

• “recombinant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.