cloning

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/ˈkloʊnɪŋ/

noun

The production of an exact copy of an object.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of clone
nouncloning (countable and uncountable, plural clonings)

plural clonings

  1. countableuncountableThe production of an exact copy of an object.
  2. countableuncountablebiologyThe production of a cloned embryo by transplanting the nucleus of a somatic cell into an ovum.

Translations

Arabic اِسْتِنْسَاخ, اِسْتِنْسَاخ
  • اِسْتِنْسَاخ (istinsāḵ)production of an exact copy of an object
  • اِسْتِنْسَاخ (istinsāḵ)production of a cloned embryo
Catalan clonació, clonació
  • clonacióproduction of an exact copy of an object
  • clonacióproduction of a cloned embryo
Chinese Mandarin 複製 /复制, 克隆
  • 複製 /复制 (fùzhì)production of an exact copy of an object
  • 克隆 (kèlóng)production of a cloned embryo
  • 複製 /复制 (fùzhì)production of a cloned embryo
Finnish kloonaus, kloonaus
  • kloonausproduction of an exact copy of an object
  • kloonausproduction of a cloned embryo
French clonage, clonage
  • clonageproduction of an exact copy of an object
  • clonageproduction of a cloned embryo
Icelandic einræktun, einun
  • einræktunproduction of a cloned embryo
  • einunproduction of a cloned embryo
  • klónunproduction of a cloned embryo
Italian clonazione, clonaggio
  • clonazioneproduction of an exact copy of an object
  • clonaggioproduction of an exact copy of an object
  • clonazioneproduction of a cloned embryo
  • clonaggioproduction of a cloned embryo
Persian تاگسازی, سانیزش
  • تاگسازی (tâg-sâzi)production of a cloned embryo
  • سانیزشproduction of a cloned embryo
  • سانیزدنproduction of a cloned embryo
Portuguese clonagem, clonagem
  • clonagemproduction of an exact copy of an object
  • clonagemproduction of a cloned embryo
Russian копи́рование, клони́рование
  • копи́рование (kopírovanije)production of an exact copy of an object
  • клони́рование (klonírovanije)production of an exact copy of an object
  • клони́рование (klonírovanije)production of a cloned embryo
Swedish kloning
  • kloningproduction of a cloned embryo
Vietnamese dòng hoá
  • dòng hoáproduction of a cloned embryo

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cloning

zoningtoningphoninghoningstoningloaningdroning
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Cite this entry
APA

cloning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloning

MLA

“cloning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloning.

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