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noun
- An item that has been or will be deleted.
- The act of deleting.
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| deoxyribonucleic acid |
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noun (abbreviation DNA)
- (context, genetics, biochemistry) A nucleic acid found in the nucleus of all cells; consists of a polymer formed from nucleotides and shaped into a double helix; it is associated with the transmission of genetic information.
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| descendant |
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noun
- One who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time; e.g. a child; a grandchild, etc.
- (Biology) A later type; as, dogs evolved from relatives of early wolves.
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| determinant |
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noun
- A determine, determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something
- (linearalg) The unique scalar function over square matrix, matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value of 1 for the unit matrix. Abbreviation: det
- (biology) A substance that causes a cell to adopt a particular fate.
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| DNA |
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initialism
- (genetics) deoxyribonucleic acid, Deoxyribonucleic acid, the genetic material of nearly all forms of life.
- (biochemistry) A biopolymer of Deoxyribonucleic acids (a type of nucleic acid) that has four different chemical groups, called bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine.
- w:Defense Nuclear Agency, Defense Nuclear Agency.
- Did Not Answer.
- Did Not Arrive (used when someone fails to keep an appointment).
- Did Not Attend.
- Do Not Assume.
- Drugs 'n' alcohol.
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| dominant |
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noun
- (music) The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
- (music) The triad built on the dominant tone.
adjective
- Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.
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| downstream |
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adjective
- Lower down, in relation to a river or stream
- She lives downstream from the dam.
adverb
- Following the path of a river or stream
- We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.
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| duplication |
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noun
- The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated; a doubling; a folding over; a fold.
- The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, the duplication of cartilage cells.
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