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reprobe en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English probe English reprobe From re- + probe.

Meanings

  1. To probe again.
  2. (qualifier:molecular biology) To reapply a chemical probe, usually after a previous probe has been stripped.
    • Nylon membranes are more easily stripped and reprobed. 2001, Alan S. Gerstein, Molecular Biology Problem Solver, →ISBN, page 433:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
reprobes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
reprobing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
reprobed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
reprobed Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

deprobe