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| Domain | Definition |
Health | 1. a cell or an individual with a new combination of genes not found together in either parent; usually applied to linked genes. (references) |
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| RECAB | English | Recombinant colorimetric antibody | Medicine |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Interchange | Recombinant. |
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 | Using recombinant DNA technology, a transgenic mouse has been engineered whose bone marrow is protected from the toxic effects of chemotherapy by expression of the MDR 1 gene. This animal system allows rapid screening of drugs which inhibit the multidrug transporter and heralds a new era of using transgenic animals for pharmacologic screening. Multidrug resistance resulting from expression of an energy-dependent drug efflux pump encoded by the human MDR gene is a major impediment to effective cancer therapy. Credit: Jeannie Kelly (artist). |  | A bacteria mix is spread on an agar plate. From that plate, a recombinant clone containing a gene of interest is lifted. Then large amounts of the bacteria are grown and the plasma is harvested. The DNA is then extracted and used for studying genes, including oncogenes. Also in the same setting is a male, oriental scientist holding an agar plate. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |
 | Shown is a culture medium and the hands of a technician. In this recombinant DNA technology, the thymidine kinase gene of herpes simplex virus is being cloned in bacteria. Those bacteria that have incorporated the gene are no longer resistant to the antibiotic tetracycline. By growing the bacteria on media that includes tetracycline, the colonies that don't grow are selected (circled in slide). These bacteria have incorporated the gene that is being studied. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | Pictured are two scientists with lab coats and rubber gloves are in a lab setting. They are preparing for the southern blot technique, used in recombinant DNA technology. These new technologies have revolutionized the way scientists can look at the detail of cellular molecules. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |
 | Pictured is a gel envelope being placed on a test pad, in a laboratory setting. Visible also are the rubber-gloved hands of scientists, a glass sheet and a white paper covering. They are preparing for the southern blot technique, now used in recombinant DNA technology. These new technologies have revolutionized the way scientists can look at the detail of cellular molecules. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | Mice were injected with mouse sarcoma cells amd treated 3 days later when many micro-metastatic tumor foci were evident in the lungs. Lungs on the left were treated with saline. The lungs on the right were treated with lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells plus recombinant interleukin-2. Greater than 250 sarcoma metastases are seen in the lungs of saline treated mice. This number is significantly reduced to less than 12 in mice receiving LAK cells plus recombinant interleukin-2. Normal mouse lung is 1 inch long. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
 | [Dr. Donald Fredrickson testifies at recombinant DNA congressional hearings]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | This product, recombinant factor VIII, is manufactured by a process entirely free of blood products. (references) | |
Steere AC, Sikand VK, Meurice F, et al. Vaccination against Lyme disease with recombinant Borrelia burgdorferi outer-surface lipoprotein A with adjuvant. (references) | ||
Doctors at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have tried treating PPS patients with alpha 2 recombinant interferon, but the treatment proved ineffective. (references) | ||
Economic History | India | Automatic approval is granted irrespective of the FDI limit, provided the activity does not attract compulsory licensing or use recombinant DNA technology; otherwise, a license is required and the proposal must be submitted to FIPB. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "RECOMBINANT" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 93.71% of the time. "RECOMBINANT" is used about 143 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 93.71% | 134 | 27,488 |
| Noun (singular) | 4.2% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.1% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 143 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "RECOMBINANT": recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid ♦ recombinant DNA ♦ recombinant DNA engineered organism ♦ recombinant DNA molecule ♦ recombinant DNA organism ♦ recombinant DNA technology ♦ recombinant erythropoietin ♦ Recombinant Fusion Proteins ♦ recombinant HB vaccine ♦ recombinant hepatitis B vaccine ♦ recombinant human erythropoietin ♦ recombinant human insulin ♦ recombinant protein ♦ Recombinant Proteins. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "RECOMBINANT": recombinant-dna, recombinant-inbred. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "RECOMBINANT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | rekombination. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | recombinant. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | rekombinanttirokote (recombinant vaccine), rekombinantti vektori (recombinant vector), rekombinaation kuuma piste (recombinant element, recombination hot-spot, recombinator), yhdistelmä-DNA-tekniikka (rec DNA technique, recombinant DNA technique). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | recombinant, recombiné (recombined). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | rekombinant. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ανασυνδυασμένος ιός ευλογιάς (recombinant vaccinia virus), ανασυνδυασμένος φορέας (recombinant vector), ανασυνδυασμένος οργανισμός (recombinant organism), ανασυνδυασμένο εμβόλιο (recombinant vaccine), ανασυνδυαστής (recombinant element, recombination hot-spot, recombinator), τεχνική ανασυνδυασμένου DΝΑ (rec DNA technique, recombinant DNA technique), τεχνολογία ανασυνδυαζομένου DNA (recombinant DNA technology). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ricombinante. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 遺伝 子組替え (recombinant gene splicing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | いで"い"しくみかえ (recombinant gene splicing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ecombinantray recombinante. (various references) recombinador (recombinant element, recombination hot-spot, recombinator), vector recombinante (recombinant vector), vacuna viva recombinante (recombinant live vaccine), vacuna recombinante (recombinant vaccine), vacuna basada en el ADN recombinante (vaccine based on recombinant DNA), organismo recombinante (recombinant organism), célula infectada con HIV-recombinante vacunal (cell infected with HIV-vaccinia recombinant), ADN recombinante, técnica de (rec DNA technique, recombinant DNA technique), ADN recombinante (recombinant DNA). (various references) rekombinant DNA-teknik (rec DNA technique, recombinant DNA technique). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "RECOMBINANT": recombinants. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "RECOMBINANT": nonrecombinant. (additional references) | |
Words containing "RECOMBINANT": nonrecombinants. (additional references) | |
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"RECOMBINANT" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: recombiant, recombinent, recumbinant. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "RECOMBINANT" (pronounced rikÄ"mbununt) |
| 5 | -u n u n t | abstinent, consonant, contaminant, continent, covenant, determinant, dissonant, dominant, eminent, immanent, imminent, impertinent, incontinent, permanent, pertinent, predominant, preeminent, prominent, resonant, ruminant, semipermanent, subcontinent. |
| 4 | -n u n t | complainant, component, exponent, indignant, lieutenant, malignant, opponent, pennant, pregnant, proponent, remnant, repugnant, stagnant, tenant. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complaisant, complement, compliant, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contentment, contestant, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immigrant, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, percipient, persistent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, pronouncement, propellant, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-i-m-n-n-o-r-t" | |
-2 letters: brominate, container, cremation, crenation, manticore, nonmetric. | |
-3 letters: anointer, anoretic, bacterin, baritone, boracite, coinmate, combater, combiner, creation, intercom, monecian, nominate, noncrime, obtainer, ornament, reaction, reanoint, reobtain, romantic, taborine, trainmen. | |
-4 letters: aconite, actinon, aerobic, ambient, amniote, amoebic, ancient, baronet, baronne, bicorne, boatmen, bonnier, bornite, botanic, bromate, bromine, cabinet, cannier, carbine, carmine, carotin, centimo, ceratin, certain. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-i-m-n-n-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: recombinants. | |
+2 letters: recombination. | |
+3 letters: nonrecombinant, recombinations. | |
+4 letters: nonrecombinants, recombinational. | |
+5 letters: rambunctiousness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 45 43 4F 4D 42 49 4E 41 4E 54 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . -.-. --- -- -... .. -. .- -. - |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01000101 01000011 01001111 01001101 01000010 01001001 01001110 01000001 01001110 01010100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R E C O M B I N A N T |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0045 0043 004F 004D 0042 0049 004E 0041 004E 0054 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5239374947364348354854 |
| 1. Crosswords 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Images: Photo Album 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Abbreviations 10. Acronyms 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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