pyrosequencing

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noun

A technique used to sequence DNA using chemiluminescent enzymatic reactions.

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

nounpyrosequencing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA technique used to sequence DNA using chemiluminescent enzymatic reactions.

Origin

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

From pyro- + sequencing.

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APA

pyrosequencing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrosequencing

MLA

“pyrosequencing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrosequencing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrosequencing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrosequencing.

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