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reprobe

reprobe verb: to probe again.

Verb

reprobe (third-person singular simple present reprobes, present participle reprobing, simple past and past participle reprobed)

  1. To probe again.
  2. (molecular biology) To reapply a chemical probe, usually after a previous probe has been stripped.
    • Nylon membranes are more easily stripped and reprobed.2001, Alan S. Gerstein, Molecular Biology Problem Solver, →ISBN, page 433

Forms of reprobe

third-person singular presentreprobes
present participlereprobing
past participlereprobed
pastreprobed

Origin of reprobe

From re- + probe.

Questions about reprobe

What does reprobe mean?
Reprobe means to probe again.
What part of speech is reprobe?
Reprobe is a verb.
What is the past tense of reprobe?
The past tense of reprobe is reprobed.

Words near reprobe in the dictionary

  1. reprobations
  2. reprobative
  3. reprobator
  4. reprobators
  5. reprobatory
  6. reprobe
  7. reprobed
  8. reprobes
  9. reprobing
  10. reproblematization
  11. reproblematize

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