"PCR" meaning in English

See PCR in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: PCRs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} PCR (countable and uncountable, plural PCRs)
  1. (molecular biology) Initialism of polymerase chain reaction. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: polymerase chain reaction Categories (topical): Molecular biology
    Sense id: en-PCR-en-noun-JOq4Pg2z
  2. (medicine) Initialism of protein/creatinine ratio. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: protein/creatinine ratio Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-PCR-en-noun-kO75BgkS Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (aviation) Initialism of pitch control rod. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: pitch control rod Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-PCR-en-noun-Fao-UDWL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 7 30 27 27 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 3 12 12 12 1 28 26 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 3 15 15 15 1 23 21 5 2 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. Initialism of primary control rod. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: primary control rod
    Sense id: en-PCR-en-noun-Lm8GCP4D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 7 30 27 27 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 3 12 12 12 1 28 26 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 3 15 15 15 1 23 21 5 2
  5. Initialism of power control rod. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: power control rod
    Sense id: en-PCR-en-noun-vEoQWIlm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 7 30 27 27 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 3 12 12 12 1 28 26 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 3 15 15 15 1 23 21 5 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ACR, control rod
Derived forms: COLD-PCR, colony PCR, dPCR, hot-start PCR, nanoPCR, nested PCR, OE-PCR, qPCR, rhPCR, RT-PCR, SSP-PCR, TAIL-PCR, TD-PCR, touchdown PCR, TS-PCR

Verb

Forms: PCRs [present, singular, third-person], PCRing [participle, present], PCRed [participle, past], PCRed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} PCR (third-person singular simple present PCRs, present participle PCRing, simple past and past participle PCRed)
  1. To perform a polymerase chain reaction.
    Sense id: en-PCR-en-verb-zgFf1Byp

Inflected forms

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