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SNP
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snp
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
en /snɪp/
en ɪp 1
en snip
Noun
en biochemistry en single-nucleotide polymorphism a single base pair of DNA which is polymorphic with respect to a population.
en 2016-02-10 Parallel Evolution of Polydactyly Traits in Chinese and European Chickens PLOS ONE http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0149010 10.1371/journal.pone.0149010 Our results also identified the causative mutation of polydactylous Silkie was not exist in other nonpolydactyly chickens, suggesting that SNP of polydactyly in Silkie has fully penetrated all other indigenous Chinese chicken breeds.
Derived terms
en eigenSNP
Related terms
en SNV<t:single-nucleotide variant>
Further reading
Single-nucleotide polymorphism
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
en /ɛs ɛn ˈpiː/
en iː 3
Noun
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en sodium nitroprusside a particular vasodilator (the nitroprusside of sodium).
Further reading
Sodium nitroprusside
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
en /ɛs ɛn ˈpiː/
en iː 3
Proper noun
en UK politics en Scottish national party.
en Libby Brooks and Severin Carrell ‘Hostile environment’ drives many of SNP’s female MSPs to step down before 2026 vote w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/23/snp-female-msps-women-stepping-down-elections-holyrood-scotland 2025-03-23 These concerns were shared by other SNP women who told the Guardian there was a chronic lack of support from the party, including for those with younger families. https://web.archive.org/web/20261027130721/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/23/snp-female-msps-women-stepping-down-elections-holyrood-scotland 27 October 2026
Further reading
Scottish National Party
Anagrams
en nps spn PNS PSN PNs SPN NPs NPS
en 3-letter abbreviations
Slovak
sk:
Noun
n
sk Slovenské národné povstanie: Slovak National Uprising
Further reading