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terabase

terabase noun: an amount of genetic sequence data equivalent to 10¹² base pairs.

Noun

terabase (plural terabases)

  1. An amount of genetic sequence data equivalent to 10¹² base pairs

Forms of terabase

pluralterabases

Origin of terabase

From tera- + base.

Questions about terabase

What does terabase mean?
Terabase means an amount of genetic sequence data equivalent to 10¹² base pairs.
What part of speech is terabase?
Terabase is a noun.
What is the plural of terabase?
The plural of terabase is terabases.

Words near terabase in the dictionary

  1. tera-watt
  2. teraamp
  3. teraampere
  4. teraamperes
  5. teraamps
  6. terabase
  7. terabases
  8. terabaud
  9. terabecquerel
  10. terabinth
  11. terabinths

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