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metabarcode

metabarcode noun: a piece of DNA identified by means of metabarcoding.

Noun

metabarcode (plural metabarcodes)

  1. A piece of DNA identified by means of metabarcoding

Forms of metabarcode

pluralmetabarcodes

Origin of metabarcode

From meta- + barcode.

Questions about metabarcode

What does metabarcode mean?
Metabarcode means a piece of DNA identified by means of metabarcoding.
What part of speech is metabarcode?
Metabarcode is a noun.
What is the plural of metabarcode?
The plural of metabarcode is metabarcodes.

Words near metabarcode in the dictionary

  1. metabacterium
  2. metaball
  3. metaballs
  4. metabalome
  5. metabalomics
  6. metabarcode
  7. metabarcoded
  8. metabarcoder
  9. metabarcoders
  10. metabarcodes
  11. metabarcoding

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