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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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microarray

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/maɪ-kroʊ-ə-ˈreɪ/

A small, flat surface with thousands of tiny spots, each containing a different DNA sample, used for scientific experiments.

In a Sentence

“Scientists use a microarray to analyze the expression of thousands of genes simultaneously in a single experiment.”

Origin

Blend of 'micro-' (small) and 'array' (arrangement), originating from scientific and technical fields.

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Synonyms

chiparrayslidegridplate

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Related Words

DNAgeneexperimentbiologytechnologyresearchsampleanalysis

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