"recombine" meaning in English

See recombine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: recombines [present, singular, third-person], recombining [participle, present], recombined [participle, past], recombined [past]
Etymology: From re- + combine. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|combine}} re- + combine Head templates: {{en-verb}} recombine (third-person singular simple present recombines, present participle recombining, simple past and past participle recombined)
  1. (genetics, ambitransitive) To combine again, especially to reassemble the parts of something previously taken apart in a different manner. Tags: ambitransitive Categories (topical): Genetics Translations (combine again): ricombinare (Italian), recombina (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-recombine-en-verb-hL93wGD6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 70 30 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'combine again': 96 4
  2. (genetics, intransitive) To undergo recombination. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Genetics Translations (genetics): ricombinare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-recombine-en-verb-j-OVVRbx Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'genetics': 44 56

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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