"recombination" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-recombination.wav Forms: recombinations [plural]
Etymology: From re- + combination. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|combination}} re- + combination Head templates: {{en-noun}} recombination (plural recombinations)
  1. Combination a second or subsequent time. Translations (Combination a second or subsequent time.): ricombinazione [feminine] (Italian), recombinare [feminine] (Romanian), recombinări [feminine, plural] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-recombination-en-noun-FvIzHAM5 Disambiguation of 'Combination a second or subsequent time.': 93 3 1 3
  2. (genetics) The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents. Categories (topical): Genetics Translations (in genetics): rekombinace [feminine] (Czech), recombinatie (Dutch), recombinaison (French), ricombinazione [feminine] (Italian), rekombinacja [feminine] (Polish), recombinação (Portuguese), recombinación (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-recombination-en-noun-1PjN7ECC Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'in genetics': 6 50 9 36
  3. (chemistry) The reverse of dissociation. Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (in chemistry): ricombinazione [feminine] (Italian), recombinare (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-recombination-en-noun-Yj~hDzdq Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'in chemistry': 0 30 41 29
  4. (astrophysics) The process by which the plasma of electrons and protons produced after the Big Bang condensed into hydrogen, or the epoch in which this process occurred. Categories (topical): Astrophysics
    Sense id: en-recombination-en-noun--DJ0i1Qg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 23 21 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 8 18 16 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 22 20 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 21 16 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 20 13 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 19 18 57 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 20 16 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 17 12 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 17 17 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 23 16 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 17 12 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 22 16 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 16 15 67 Topics: astrophysics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: homologous recombination, radiative recombination, RecBCD, Recombination, recombination energy Related terms: recombine Coordinate_terms: reionization

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