PCR
US/pi si ɑɹ/
PCR is the initialism of polymerase chain reaction.
PCR is the initialism of protein/creatinine ratio.
PCR is the initialism of pitch control rod.
PCR is the initialism of principal component regression.
PCR is the initialism of primary control rod.
PCR is the initialism of power control rod.
Meaning of polymerase chain reaction
Noun
polymerase chain reaction (plural polymerase chain reactions)
- A technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.
- Synonyms:
- PCR
Verb
PCR (third-person singular simple present PCRs, present participle PCRing, simple past and past participle PCRed)
- To perform a polymerase chain reaction.
Noun (1) capitalized: PCr
PCr
- Abbreviation of phosphocreatine.
Noun (2) capitalized: Pcr
Pcr
- Abbreviation of phosphocreatine.
Forms of PCR
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | PCRs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | PCRs |
| present participle | PCRing |
| past participle | PCRed |
| past | PCRed |
Words formed from PCR
- COLD-PCR
- colony PCR
- dPCR
- hot-start PCR
- nanoPCR
- nested PCR
- OE-PCR
- qPCR
- rhPCR
- RT-PCR
- SSP-PCR
- TAIL-PCR
- TD-PCR
- touchdown PCR
- TS-PCR
Questions about PCR
- What does PCR mean?
- PCR means to perform a polymerase chain reaction.
- What is PCR the initialism of?
- PCR is the initialism of polymerase chain reaction.
- What part of speech is PCR?
- PCR can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce PCR?
- PCR is pronounced /pi si ɑɹ/ (US).
- What is the past tense of PCR?
- The past tense of PCR is PCRed.
Words near PCR in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: PCR (page history and authors); PCr (page history and authors); Pcr (page history and authors); polymerase chain reaction (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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