splice
[ splahys ]
/ splaɪs /
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verb (used with object), spliced, splic·ing.
noun
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Nearby words
splenorrhagia, splenorrhaphy, splenotomy, splenotoxin, spleuchan, splice, splicer, splicing, spliff, spline, splint
Idioms
- to issue a ration of spirits, as grog, to all hands.
- to drink spirits.
splice the main brace, Nautical.
Origin of splice
1515–25; < earlier Dutch splissen (now splitsen)
Related formssplice·a·ble, adjectivere·splice, verb (used with object), re·spliced, re·splic·ing.un·der·splice, verb (used with object), un·der·spliced, un·der·splic·ing.un·spliced, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for splicing
splice
/ (splaɪs) /
verb (tr)
noun
Derived Formssplicer, noun
Word Origin for splice
C16: probably from Middle Dutch splissen; related to German spleissen, Swedish splitsa; see split
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Word Origin and History for splicing
splice
1520s, originally a sailors' word, from Middle Dutch splissen "to splice," ultimately from PIE *(s)plei- "to split, splice" (see flint). The Dutch word was borrowed in French as épisser. Used of motion picture film from 1912; of DNA from 1975. Related: Spliced; splicing.
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Medicine definitions for splicing
splicing
[ splī′sĭng ]
n.
Gene-splicing.
The removal of introns and the joining of exons from mRNA precursors.RNA splicing
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Science definitions for splicing
splice
[ splīs ]
To join together genes or gene fragments or insert them into a cell or other structure, such as a virus, by means of enzymes. In genetic engineering, scientists splice together genetic material to produce new genes or to alter a genetic structure. In messenger RNA, the introns are removed, and exons are spliced together to yield the final messenger RNA that is translated. See also exon intron.
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