Dictionary

PCR en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /pi si ɑɹ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of post-consumer recycled.
   alt of post-consumer recycled

PCR en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pi si ɑɹ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:molecular biology, uncountable) Initialism of polymerase chain reaction.
   alt of polymerase chain reaction
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2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of protein/creatinine ratio.
   alt of protein/creatinine ratio
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of pitch control rod.
   alt of pitch control rod
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of principal component regression.
   alt of principal component regression
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of primary control rod.
   alt of primary control rod
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of power control rod.
   alt of power control rod

Forms

Deriveds

nanoPCR (polymerase chain reaction) · touchdown PCR (polymerase chain reaction) · colony PCR (polymerase chain reaction) · qPCR (polymerase chain reaction) · TD-PCR (polymerase chain reaction) · SSP-PCR (polymerase chain reaction) · nested PCR (polymerase chain reaction) · COLD-PCR (polymerase chain reaction) · TS-PCR (polymerase chain reaction) · rhPCR (polymerase chain reaction) · hot-start PCR (polymerase chain reaction) · TAIL-PCR (polymerase chain reaction) · OE-PCR (polymerase chain reaction) · RT-PCR (polymerase chain reaction) · dPCR (polymerase chain reaction)

Relateds

control rod (control rod) · ACR (protein/creatinine ratio)

PCR en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /pi si ɑɹ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. To perform a polymerase chain reaction.

Forms