palindrome
[ pal-in-drohm ]
/ ˈpæl ɪnˌdroʊm /
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.
Biochemistry. a region of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides is identical with an inverted sequence in the complementary strand: GAATTC is a palindrome of CTTAAG.
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Origin of palindrome
1620–30; < Greek palíndromos recurring, equivalent to pálin again, back + -dromos running (see -drome)
OTHER WORDS FROM palindrome
pa·lin·dro·mist [puh-lin-droh-mist] /pəˈlɪn droʊ mɪst/, nounpal·in·drom·ic [pal-in-drom-ik, -droh-mik] /ˌpæl ɪnˈdrɒm ɪk, -ˈdroʊ mɪk/, pal·in·drom·i·cal, adjectivepal·in·drom·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby palindrome
palilalia, palilogy, palimony, palimpsest, palimscope, palindrome, palindromia, palindromic, paling, palingenesis, palingenesist
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British Dictionary definitions for palindrome
palindrome
/ (ˈpælɪnˌdrəʊm) /
noun
a word or phrase the letters of which, when taken in reverse order, give the same word or phrase, such as able was I ere I saw Elba
Derived forms of palindrome
palindromic (ˌpælɪnˈdrɒmɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for palindrome
C17: from Greek palindromos running back again, from palin again + -drome
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Medical definitions for palindrome
palindrome
[ păl′ĭn-drōm′ ]
n.
A segment of double-stranded DNA in which the nucleotide sequence of one strand reads in reverse order to that of the complementary strand.
Other words from palindrome
pal′in•dro′mic (-drō′mĭk, -drŏm′ĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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