单词 | replicate |
释义 | rep·li·cate (rĕplĭ-kāt′) v. rep·li·cat·ed, rep·li·cat·ing, rep·li·cates v.tr. 1. To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat: "recreating his pose for a photo that replicated his glorious moment" (Stuart Miller). 2. Biology To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of (genetic material, a cell, or an organism). 3. To repeat (a scientific experiment) to confirm findings or ensure accuracy. v.intr. To become replicated; undergo replication: cells that replicate rapidly in culture. n. (-kĭt) A repetition of an experiment or procedure. adj. replicate (-kĭt) 1. Duplicated, copied, reproduced, or repeated: a replicate sample. 2. Folded over or bent back upon itself: a replicate leaf. [Middle English replicaten, from Late Latin replicāre, replicāt-, to repeat, from Latin, to fold back : re-, re- + plicāre, to fold; see plek- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] repli·ca′tive adj. |
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