"Ct" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Cts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ct (plural Cts)
  1. (molecular biology) Initialism of cycle threshold. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: cycle threshold Categories (topical): Molecular biology
    Sense id: en-Ct-en-noun-ejU22Ldh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 6 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 3 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 2 38
  2. Alternative form of Ct. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Ct.
    Sense id: en-Ct-en-noun-ULhcXqu0

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