English Explanatory Dictionary

antisense

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.
adj
  1. Of a strand of nucleic acid, complementary to a strand coding for RNA or protein.

Pronunciation

/ˌæntaɪˈsɛns/ /ˌæntiˈsɛns/

Word forms

antisense antisenses

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentjō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense English antisense From anti- + sense.

Antonyms

sense

Derived words

antisense therapy antisense therapy antisense oligonucleotide nonantisense
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