"kmer" meaning in All languages combined

See kmer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: kmers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪmə(ɹ) Etymology: k + -mer Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|k|mer}} k + -mer Head templates: {{en-noun}} kmer (plural kmers)
  1. (genetics) A motif of length "k" Categories (topical): Genetics

Inflected forms

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