ambisense

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adjective

Describing single-stranded, viral RNA, part of which has a positive sense and part negative.

OriginEnglish sense ← Middle English sense ← Old French sens →
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Meanings

adjectiveambisense (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing single-stranded, viral RNA, part of which has a positive sense and part negative.

Origin

  1. Englishambi-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  3. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  4. Latinsentiō
  5. Latinsēnsu
  6. Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
  7. Frankish*sinn
  8. Vulgar Latin*sennus
  9. Old Frenchsens
  10. Middle Englishsense
  11. Englishsense
  12. Englishambisense

From ambi- + sense.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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