"gigabase" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gigabases [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)der. English giga- Late Latin bassus Old French basbor. Middle English bas English base English gigabase From giga- + base. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|giga-|base|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)der. English giga- Late Latin bassus Old French basbor. Middle English bas English base English gigabase [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Γίγας", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "γίγας", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "giga-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "bassus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "bas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "bas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "base", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "gigabase", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="gigabase"> From giga- + base. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gigabase (plural gigabases)
  1. (genetics) One billion bases (nucleotides) as a unit of length of a nucleic acid Synonyms: Gb

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