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miniband

miniband noun: a short loop of nucleic acid. Also the alternative form of mini band.

Noun

miniband (plural minibands)

  1. A short loop of nucleic acid.
  2. A periodic structure within a superlattice.
  3. A small percentage of the value of a currency by which it is allowed to fluctuate in a single day, as part of a policy to stabilize the currency.
    • Over short horizons, the exchange rate has followed a crawling peg surrounded by a “miniband,” but for long horizons, superimposed on the crawling peg, there has also been an official “maxiband” with a fixed (non-crawling) central rate, floor, and ceiling.1998, José M. Campa, P.H. Kevin Chang, James F. Refalo, An Options-based Analysis of Emerging Market Exchange Rate Expectations: Brazil's Real Plan, 1994–9 (Centre for Economic Policy Research...

Also used as

miniband is also the alternative form of mini band.

Forms of miniband

pluralminibands

Origin of miniband

From mini- + band.

Words formed from miniband

Questions about miniband

What does miniband mean?
Miniband means a short loop of nucleic acid.
What part of speech is miniband?
Miniband is a noun.
What is the plural of miniband?
The plural of miniband is minibands.

Words near miniband in the dictionary

  1. miniaturizes
  2. miniaturizing
  3. minibag
  4. minibags
  5. miniball
  6. miniband
  7. minibands
  8. minibar
  9. minibarcode
  10. minibarcodes
  11. minibars

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