"targeting" meaning in All languages combined

See targeting on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-us-targeting.oga [US] Forms: more targeting [comparative], most targeting [superlative], targetting [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} targeting (comparative more targeting, superlative most targeting)
  1. Involved in the transportation or correct positioning of a protein inside or outside a specific region of the cell. Translations (involved in the transportation or correct positioning of a protein): de ciblage (French)
    Sense id: en-targeting-en-adj-8DJR~SrO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 40

Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-targeting.oga [US] Forms: targetings [plural], targetting [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} targeting (countable and uncountable, plural targetings)
  1. An instance of something being targeted. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-targeting-en-noun-2umzr93G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 40

Verb [English]

Audio: En-us-targeting.oga [US] Forms: targetting [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} targeting
  1. present participle and gerund of target Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: target Derived forms: cotargeting, immunotargeting, microtargeting, multitargeting, nontargeting, pretargeting
    Sense id: en-targeting-en-verb-UbEe5y2m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 31 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 26 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 23 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 29 45

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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