Definitions for clonings
clonings
clon·ing
Spelling: [kloh-ning]
IPA: /ˈkloʊ nɪŋ/
Clonings is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 200 anagrams from letters in clonings (cgilnnos).
Definitions for clonings
noun
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the process of producing a clone.
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Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
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a person or thing that duplicates, imitates, or closely resembles another in appearance, function, performance, or style:
verb (used with object)
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to produce a copy or imitation of.
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Biology.
to cause to grow as a clone.
to separate (a batch of cells or cell products) so that each portion produces only its own kind.
verb (used without object)
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Biology. to grow as a clone.
Origin of clonings
First recorded in 1955-60; clone + -ing1
Examples for clonings
In an op-ed for the Boston Globe, he claimed that the issue of cloning had led him to reassess his position on abortion rights.
But then again, they didn't really have AI, surrogacy and cloning to contend with back then, did they?