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PCR
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English
Pronunciation
en /pi si ɑɹ/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-PCR.wav Southern England
Noun
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en molecular biology en polymerase chain reaction.
en https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/02/future-internet-blockchain-investment-banking/621480/ The Internet Is Just Investment Banking Now w:The Atlantic 2022-02-04 2026-05-06 w:Ian Bogost But also: all of the banking transactions you carry out, each phrase you dictate to Alexa, each scan of a UPS package en route to your door, every record of a COVID-19 PCR test in your Labcorp account, every bucket of wings you DoorDashed. https://web.archive.org/web/20260324211234/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/02/future-internet-blockchain-investment-banking/621480/ 24 March 2026
en medicine en protein/creatinine ratio.
en aviation en pitch control rod.
en statistics en w:principal component regression.
en primary control rod.
en power control rod.
Derived terms
en polymerase chain reaction COLD-PCR colony PCR dPCR hot-start PCR nanoPCR nested PCR qPCR OE-PCR rhPCR RT-PCR SSP-PCR TAIL-PCR TD-PCR TS-PCR touchdown PCR
Related terms
en protein/creatinine ratio ACR
en control rod control rod
Verb
To perform a polymerase chain reaction.
Adjective
-
en post-consumer recycled.
Anagrams
en cpr cr*p CPR RPC PRC P.R.C. RCP CRP
German
Etymology
de :bor en:PCR
de en PCR
Pronunciation
de [peːt͡seːˈʔɛʁ]
de De-PCR.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f.sg
de molecular biology de Polymerasekettenreaktion
Derived terms
de PCR-Methode
de PCR-Test
Further reading
Indonesian
Pronunciation
pécéèr
Noun
id genetics molecular biology organic chemistry id en polymerase chain reaction
Further reading
Italian
Noun
f
it medicine it w:it:proteina C-reattiva; CRP
Spanish
Noun
f
es medicine es w:es:proteína C reactiva; CRP
es molecular biology es RCP; en PCR polymerase chain reaction
Further reading