Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
antisense en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌæntaɪˈsɛns/
- /ˌæntiˈsɛns/
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.
English anti-
Proto-Indo-European *sent-der.
Proto-Italic *sentiō
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.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of a strand of nucleic acid, complementary to a strand coding for RNA or protein.
antisense en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌæntaɪˈsɛns/
- /ˌæntiˈsɛns/
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.
English anti-
Proto-Indo-European *sent-der.
Proto-Italic *sentiō
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.
Meanings
-
The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.
Forms
Antonyms
sense (antonym(s) of “genetics”)
Deriveds
antisense therapy antisense oligonucleotide · nonantisense · antisense therapy
Translations (6)
es antisentido (nucleic acid complementary to a coding strand) · pt anti-sentido (nucleic acid complementary to a coding strand) · it antisenso (nucleic acid complementary to a coding strand) · ko 안티센스 (nucleic acid complementary to a coding strand) · pt sentido negativo (nucleic acid complementary to a coding strand) · fr antisens (nucleic acid complementary to a coding strand)