Look up: palindrome

1. Palindrome
   See Palindromic sequence.
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2. Palindrome
   A nucleotide sequence on a DNA molecule in which the same sequence is found on each strand, but in the opposite direction, leading to the formation of a repetitious inversion.
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3. Palindrome
   Word, phrase or line of verse which reads the same forwards or backwards e.g. 'Able was I ere I saw Elba.'
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4. palindrome
   [n] - a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
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5. Palindrome
   A positive integer whose digits read the same forward and backwards.e.g.11, 121, 2332
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6. Palindrome
   a word or phrase which is the same when read left-right or right-left: madam; mum; dad; eve; pup; Madam, I'm Adam.
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7. Palindrome
   Palindrome: In genetics, a DNA or RNA sequence that reads the same in both directions. The sites of many restriction enzymes that cut (restrict) DNA are palindromes. In rheumatology, palindromic rheumatism is a form of joint inflammation in which the joints involved by the arthritis appear to change...
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8. palindrome
   in genetic terms a DNA sequence which is the same (or very similar) when complementary strands are read in opposite directions. It has the property of rotational (dyad) symmetry Category: Medicine
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9. Palindrome
   Pal'in·drome noun [ Greek ... running back again; ... again + ... to run: confer French palindrome .] A word, verse, or sentence, that is the same when read backward or forward; as, madam ; Hannah ; or Lewd did I live, & evil I did dwel .
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10. palindrome
    <molecular biology> A word or sentence that reads the same backwards as it does forward, such as radar. ... A nucleic acid sequence whose 5'-to-3' sequence is identical on each DNA strand. The sequence is the same when one strand is read left to right and the other strand is read right to left...
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11. palindrome
    noun a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
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12. Palindrome
    • (n.) A word, verse, or sentence, that is the same when read backward or forward; as, madam; Hannah; or Lewd did I live, & evil I did dwel.
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13. palindrome
    word, number, sentence, or verse that reads the same backward or forward. The term derives from the Greek palin dromo (`running back again`).[2 related articles]
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14. palindrome
    palindrome, palindromes A word, verse, or sentence that reads exactly the same backward as forward. The best known palindrome is probably the remark Napoleon supposedly made when he was banished to the island of Elba after his removal as emperor of France: 'Able was I ere I saw Elba.' Of course th...
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15. palindrome
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pal′in-drōm Definitions: 1. In molecular biology, a self-complementary nucleic acid sequence; a sequence identical to its complementary strand, if both are 'read' in the same 5′ to 3′ direction, or inverted repeating sequences running in opposite dire...
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16. Palindrome
    A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of units that may be read the same way in either direction, with general allowances for adjustments to punctuation and word dividers. Composing literature in palindromes is an example of constrained writing. The word "palindrome" was coined from the Greek roots palin (πάλιν; "again...
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17. palindrome
    A word, verse, sentence, or passage that reads the same forwards or backwards; the term comes from the Greek palindromos for 'running back again.' Well-known examples include: 'Madam, I'm Adam;' 'A man, a plan, a canal – Panama!;' and 'Able was I ere I saw Elba.' A slightly longer one, devised...
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18. palindrome
    palindrome: see anagram.
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19. Palindrome
    A palindrome is a word, phrase or sentence the letters of which read the same left to right as right to left, such as 'was it a cat I saw'.
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20. palindrome
    Word, sentence, or verse that reads the same backwards as forwards (ignoring word breaks and punctuation). `Madam, in Eden, I'm Adam.` `Ten animals I slam in a net.`
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