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misreplicating

misreplicating is the present participle and gerund of misreplicate.

Meaning of misreplicate

Verb

misreplicate (third-person singular simple present misreplicates, present participle misreplicating, simple past and past participle misreplicated)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make an error during replication.
    • During cell division there is a probability that either or both of the master replicons will misreplicate and one of the daughter cells will be missing a master copy.1970, Michael Abercrombie, Jean Brachet, Thomas Joseph King, Advances in Morphogenesis - Volume 8, page 177

Questions about misreplicating

What is misreplicating the present participle and gerund of?
Misreplicating is the present participle and gerund of misreplicate.

Words near misreplicating in the dictionary

  1. misrepeating
  2. misrepeats
  3. misreplicate
  4. misreplicated
  5. misreplicates
  6. misreplicating
  7. misreplication
  8. misreplications
  9. misreplied
  10. misreplies
  11. misreply

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