megabase

megabase

See also: mégabase

English

Alternative forms

  • mega base

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s
Proto-Hellenic *mégas
Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der.
English mega-
English base
English megabase

    From mega- + base.

    Noun

    megabase (plural megabases)

    1. (genetics) A length of nucleic acid containing one million nucleotides (bases if single-stranded, base pairs if double-stranded)
    2. (Minecraft, Factorio) A very large player-built structure where the player lives.

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