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recombining

recombining is the present participle and gerund of recombine.

Meaning of recombine

Verb

recombine (third-person singular simple present recombines, present participle recombining, simple past and past participle recombined)

  1. (ambitransitive) To combine again, especially to reassemble the parts of something previously taken apart in a different manner.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo recombination.

Noun

recombining (plural recombinings)

  1. The exchanging of genetic material

Adjective

recombining (comparative more recombining, superlative most recombining)

  1. That undergoes recombination

Forms of recombining

Noun
pluralrecombinings
Adjective
comparativemore recombining
superlativemost recombining

Words formed from recombining

Questions about recombining

What does recombining mean?
Recombining means the exchanging of genetic material.
What is recombining the present participle and gerund of?
Recombining is the present participle and gerund of recombine.
What part of speech is recombining?
Recombining can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of recombining?
The plural of recombining is recombinings.

Words near recombining in the dictionary

  1. recombiner
  2. recombiners
  3. recombines
  4. recombing
  5. recombings
  6. recombining
  7. recombinings
  8. recombinogenesis
  9. recombinogenic
  10. recombinogenicity
  11. recombinosome

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