Dictionary Definition
replicate
Verb
1 bend or turn backward [syn: retroflex]
2 biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of;
"replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information" [syn: copy]
3 make or do or perform again; "He could never
replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn:
duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
- To make a copy (replica) of
- ''On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.
Translations
- Finnish: kopioida
Italian
Verb form
replicate- second person plural present tense of replicare
- second person plural imperative of replicare
Extensive Definition
Replicate may refer to:
- In biology, replication is a process by which genetic material, a cell, or an organism reproduces or makes an exact copy or copies
- in an experiment a replicate test is a fully repeated set of test conditions: see Replication (statistics)
See also
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Photostat, Xerox, clone, copy, ditto, double, dupe, duplicate, facsimile, geminate, hectograph, imitate, ingeminate, manifold, microcopy, microfilm, mimeo, mimeograph, multigraph, multiply by two,
quadruplicate,
redouble, reduplicate, repeat, reproduce, stat, trace, transcribe, triplicate, twin