PCR

English

Noun

PCR (countable and uncountable, plural PCRs)

  1. (molecular biology) Initialism of polymerase chain reaction.
  2. (medicine) Initialism of protein/creatinine ratio.
  3. (aviation) Initialism of pitch control rod.
  4. Initialism of primary control rod.
  5. Initialism of power control rod.

Derived terms
polymerase chain reaction
  • COLD-PCR
  • colony PCR
  • dPCR
  • hot-start PCR
  • nanoPCR
  • nested PCR
  • OE-PCR
  • qPCR
  • rhPCR
  • RT-PCR
  • SSP-PCR
  • TAIL-PCR
  • TD-PCR
  • touchdown PCR
  • TS-PCR
protein/creatinine ratio
control rod

Verb

PCR (third-person singular simple present PCRs, present participle PCRing, simple past and past participle PCRed)

  1. To perform a polymerase chain reaction.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English PCR

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [peːt͡seːˈʔɛʁ]

Noun

PCR f (genitive PCR, no plural)

  1. (molecular biology) Synonym of Polymerasekettenreaktion

Derived terms
  • PCR-Methode
  • PCR-Test

Further reading
  • “PCR” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Noun

PCR f

  1. (medicine) Initialism of proteina C-reattiva; CRP

Spanish

Noun

PCR f (plural PCRs)

  1. (medicine) Initialism of proteína C reactiva; CRP
  2. (molecular biology) Synonym of RCP; PCR (polymerase chain reaction)

Further reading
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