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nontemplate

nontemplate adjective: not functioning as a template in DNA replication.

Adjective

nontemplate (not comparable)

  1. Not functioning as a template in DNA replication
    • a nontemplate strand
    • nontemplate bases

Origin of nontemplate

From non- + template.

Questions about nontemplate

What does nontemplate mean?
Nontemplate means not functioning as a template in DNA replication.
What part of speech is nontemplate?
Nontemplate is an adjective.

Words near nontemplate in the dictionary

  1. nontelic
  2. nontellurium
  3. nontelomeric
  4. nontemperate
  5. nontempering
  6. nontemplate
  7. nontemplated
  8. nontemplatized
  9. nontemple
  10. nontemporal
  11. nontemporally

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