PCR

P3C3R1
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verb

To perform a polymerase chain reaction.

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Meanings

PCR1

nounPCR (countable and uncountable, plural PCRs)

plural PCRs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemolecular biologyInitialism of polymerase chain reaction.

    But also: all of the banking transactions you carry out, each phrase you dictate to Alexa, each scan of a UPS package en route to your door, every record of a COVID-19 PCR test in your Labcorp account, every bucket of wings you DoorDashed.

    2022 February 4, Ian Bogost, “The Internet Is Just Investment Banking Now”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2022
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of protein/creatinine ratio.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaeronauticsInitialism of pitch control rod.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemathematicsInitialism of principal component regression.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of primary control rod.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of power control rod.
verbPCR (third-person singular simple present PCRs, present participle PCRing, simple past and past participle PCRed)

present singular third person PCRs · participle present PCRing · participle past PCRed · past PCRed

  1. To perform a polymerase chain reaction.
adjectivePCR (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of post-consumer recycled.

PCr2

noun
  1. abbreviationbiochemistryAbbreviation of phosphocreatine.

Pcr3

noun
  1. abbreviationbiochemistryAbbreviation of phosphocreatine.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
phosphocreatinepolymerase chain reaction

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

PRC
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APA

PCR. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PCR

MLA

“PCR.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PCR. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “PCR,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PCR.

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