Etymology

megaprimer

M3E1G2A1P3R1I1M3E1R1

Today it means: A mutagenesis technique that uses three oligonucleotide primers to perform two rounds of polymerase chain reaction Full definition →

English primer ← Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs) ← Proto-Hellenic *mégas
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Englishprimer
  6. English todaymegaprimer

From mega- + primer.

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