antisense

antisense

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider.
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.
English anti-
Proto-Indo-European *sent-der.
Proto-Italic *sentjō
Latin sentiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin sēnsusbor.
Proto-Germanic *sinnaz
Frankish *sinnbor.
Vulgar Latin *sennus
Old French sensbor.
Middle English sense
English sense
English antisense

    From anti- + sense.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌæntaɪˈsɛns/, /ˌæntiˈsɛns/

    Noun

    antisense (plural antisenses)

    1. (genetics) The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.

    Antonyms

    • (antonym(s) of “genetics”): sense

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    Adjective

    antisense (not comparable)

    1. (genetics) Of a strand of nucleic acid, complementary to a strand coding for RNA or protein.

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