Meanings
nounantisense (plural antisenses)
plural antisenses
- biologyThe strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.
adjectiveantisense (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyOf a strand of nucleic acid, complementary to a strand coding for RNA or protein.
Synonyms & antonyms
antonym(s) of “genetics”
Opposite
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*sent-
- Proto-Italic*sentiō
- Latinsentiō
- Latinsēnsu
- Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
- Frankish*sinn
- Vulgar Latin*sennus
- Old Frenchsens
- Middle Englishsense
- Englishsense
- Englishantisense
Translations
French antisens
- antisensnucleic acid complementary to a coding strand
Italian antisenso
- antisensonucleic acid complementary to a coding strand
Korean 안티센스
- 안티센스 (antisenseu)nucleic acid complementary to a coding strand
Portuguese anti-sentido, sentido negativo
- anti-sentidonucleic acid complementary to a coding strand
- sentido negativonucleic acid complementary to a coding strand
Spanish antisentido
- antisentidonucleic acid complementary to a coding strand
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
antisense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisense
MLA
“antisense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisense. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antisense,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisense.
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