Meanings
SNP1
plural SNPs
- abbreviationacronymbiochemistryAcronym of single-nucleotide polymorphism, a single base pair of DNA which is polymorphic with respect to a population.
Our results also identified the causative mutation of polydactylous Silkie was not exist in other nonpolydactyly chickens, suggesting that SNP of polydactyly in Silkie has fully penetrated all other indigenous Chinese chicken breeds.
2016 February 10, “Parallel Evolution of Polydactyly Traits in Chinese and European Chickens”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
SNP2
- abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of sodium nitroprusside, a particular vasodilator (the nitroprusside of sodium).
SNP3
- UKabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Scottish National Party.
These concerns were shared by other SNP women who told the Guardian there was a chronic lack of support from the party, including for those with younger families.
2025 March 23, Libby Brooks and Severin Carrell, “‘Hostile environment’ drives many of SNP’s female MSPs to step down before 2026 vote”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily successful enough to recur in a significant proportion of the population of a species
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
SNP. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SNP
“SNP.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SNP. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “SNP,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SNP.
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