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oligoclone

oligoclone noun: a clone that contains only a few copies of the original.

Noun

oligoclone (plural oligoclones)

  1. A clone that contains only a few copies of the original.

Forms of oligoclone

pluraloligoclones

Origin of oligoclone

From oligo- + clone.

Questions about oligoclone

What does oligoclone mean?
Oligoclone means a clone that contains only a few copies of the original.
What part of speech is oligoclone?
Oligoclone is a noun.
What is the plural of oligoclone?
The plural of oligoclone is oligoclones.

Words near oligoclone in the dictionary

  1. oligoclonal
  2. oligoclonal band
  3. oligoclonal bands
  4. oligoclonality
  5. oligoclonally
  6. oligoclone
  7. oligoclones
  8. oligocone
  9. oligocracies
  10. oligocracy
  11. oligocratic

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