pyrosequencer

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noun

A device used in pyrosequencing.

OriginEnglish sequencer ← Latin pyr ← Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) →
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Meanings

nounpyrosequencer (plural pyrosequencers)

plural pyrosequencers

  1. A device used in pyrosequencing.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishsequencer
  7. Englishpyrosequencer

From pyro- + sequencer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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