Meanings
nounpolymerase chain reaction (plural polymerase chain reactions)
plural polymerase chain reactions
- molecular biologybiologyA technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.
Synonyms: PCR
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.
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Translations
Afrikaans polimerase kettingreaksiemetode
- polimerase kettingreaksiemetodetechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Bengali পলিমারেজ শৃঙ্খল বিক্রিয়া
- পলিমারেজ শৃঙ্খল বিক্রিয়া (polimarej sriṅkhol bikriẏa)technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Bulgarian полимеразна верижна реакция
- полимеразна верижна реакция (polimerazna verižna reakcija)technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Catalan reacció en cadena de la polimerasa
- reacció en cadena de la polimerasatechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Chinese Mandarin 聚合酶鏈式反應 /聚合酶链式反应
- 聚合酶鏈式反應 /聚合酶链式反应 (jùhéméi liàn shì fǎnyìng)technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Czech polymerázová řetězová reakce
- polymerázová řetězová reakcetechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Dutch polymerasekettingreactie
- polymerasekettingreactietechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Estonian polümeraasi ahelreaktsioon
- polümeraasi ahelreaktsioontechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Finnish polymeraasiketjureaktio
- polymeraasiketjureaktiotechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
French réaction en chaîne par polymérase
- réaction en chaîne par polymérasetechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
German Polymerasekettenreaktion
- Polymerasekettenreaktiontechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Greek αλυσιδωτή αντίδραση πολυμεράσης
- αλυσιδωτή αντίδραση πολυμεράσης (alysidotí antídrasi polymerásis)technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Hindi पॉलिमरेज शृंखला अभिक्रिया
- पॉलिमरेज शृंखला अभिक्रिया (pŏlimrej śŕṅkhlā abhikriyā)technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Hungarian polimeráz-láncreakció
- polimeráz-láncreakciótechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Indonesian reaksi berantai polimerase
- reaksi berantai polimerasetechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Irish imoibriú slabhrúil polaiméaráise
- imoibriú slabhrúil polaiméaráisetechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Italian reazione a catena della polimerasi
- reazione a catena della polimerasitechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Japanese ポリメラーゼ連鎖反応
- ポリメラーゼ連鎖反応technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Korean 중합효소 연쇄 반응
- 중합효소 연쇄 반응 (junghaphyoso yeonswae baneung)technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Latvian polimerāzes ķēdes reakcija
- polimerāzes ķēdes reakcijatechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Lithuanian polimerazinė grandininė reakcija
- polimerazinė grandininė reakcijatechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Persian واکنش زنجیرهای پلیمراز
- واکنش زنجیرهای پلیمرازtechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Polish reakcja łańcuchowa polimerazy
- reakcja łańcuchowa polimerazytechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Portuguese reacção em cadeia da polimerase
- reacção em cadeia da polimerasetechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Romanian reacție de polimerizare în lanț
- reacție de polimerizare în lanțtechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Russian полимера́зная цепна́я реа́кция
- полимера́зная цепна́я реа́кция (polimeráznaja cepnája reákcija)technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Slovak polymerázová reťazová reakcia
- polymerázová reťazová reakciatechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Spanish reacción en cadena de la polimerasa
- reacción en cadena de la polimerasatechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Tamil பாலிமரேசு தொடர் வினை
- பாலிமரேசு தொடர் வினை (pālimarēcu toṭar viṉai)technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Thai ปฏิกิริยาลูกโซ่พอลิเมอเรส
- ปฏิกิริยาลูกโซ่พอลิเมอเรสtechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Turkish polimeraz zincir reaksiyonu
- polimeraz zincir reaksiyonutechnique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
Ukrainian полімеразна ланцюгова реакція
- полімеразна ланцюгова реакція (polimerazna lancjuhova reakcija)technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
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“polymerase chain reaction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymerase%20chain%20reaction. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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