palindrome
noun
a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
palindromic
-
a word derived from
palindrome.
Example Sentences
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All RNA molecules require palindromic runs of bases that lock the molecule into its functional conformation.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023
CRISPR, an acronym for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, operates like a molecular scalpel to make incisions in DNA.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2023
Glenelg has several claims to fame - it's twinned with its namesake on Mars; has a palindromic name; and was a strategic outpost for the British government after the 1715 Jacobite rebellion.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2022
The 11-part work has a palindromic structure, with the “pillars” — all written for more than one musician — interspersed with four solos, each of which introduces a new instrument into the mix.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
The English language, however, is not susceptible of any great amount of palindromic compositions.
From Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell
