gigabase

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noun

One billion bases (nucleotides) as a unit of length of a nucleic acid

Similar
Gb
OriginEnglish base ← Middle English bas ← Old French bas →
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Meanings

noungigabase (plural gigabases)

plural gigabases

  1. biologyOne billion bases (nucleotides) as a unit of length of a nucleic acid

    Synonyms: Gb

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne billion bases (nucleotides) as a unit of length of a nucleic acid

Similar
Gb

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
  2. Ancient Greekγίγας (gígas)
  3. Englishgiga-
  4. Late Latinbassus
  5. Old Frenchbas
  6. Middle Englishbas
  7. Englishbase
  8. Englishgigabase

From giga- + base.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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