RECOMBINE

recombine

(verb) to combine or put together again

recombine

(verb) cause genetic recombination; “should scientists recombine DNA?”

recombine

(verb) undergo genetic recombination; “The DNA can recombine”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

recombine (third-person singular simple present recombines, present participle recombining, simple past and past participle recombined)

(genetics, ambitransitive) To combine again, especially to reassemble the parts of something previously taken apart in a different manner.

(genetics, intransitive) To undergo recombination.

Source: Wiktionary


Re`com*bine" (r`km*bn"), v. t.

Definition: To combine again.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ELOQUENCE

(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”


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