mispaired

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adjective

Describing a chain of nucleic acid containing nucleotides that are not complementary to those in the corresponding position of the other chain.

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Meanings

adjectivemispaired (comparative more mispaired, superlative most mispaired)

comparative more mispaired · superlative most mispaired

  1. biologyDescribing a chain of nucleic acid containing nucleotides that are not complementary to those in the corresponding position of the other chain.

Origin

From mis- + paired.

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Translations

Italian disaccoppiante
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

saripidemspiramidediaperism
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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