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rep⋅li⋅cate

  [adj., n. rep-li-kit; v. rep-li-keyt] adjective, verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing, noun
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–adjective
1. Also, rep⋅li⋅cat⋅ed. folded; bent back on itself.
–verb (used with object)
2. to bend or fold back: a replicated leaf.
3. to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, esp. for experimental purposes.
–verb (used without object)
4. to undergo replication.
–noun
5. something that is replicated, as an experiment or procedure.
Origin:
1525–35; < LL replicātus ptp. of replicāre to fold back. See re-, ply 2 , -ate 1
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rep·li·cate   (rěp'lĭ-kāt')   
v.   rep·li·cat·ed, rep·li·cat·ing, rep·li·cates

v.   tr.
  1. To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat.
  2. Biology To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of (genetic material, a cell, or an organism).
  3. To fold over or bend back.
v.   intr.
To become replicated; undergo replication.
n.   (-kĭt)
A repetition of an experiment or procedure.
adj.   replicate (-kĭt) also rep·li·cat·ed (-kā'tĭd)
Folded over or bent back upon itself: a replicate leaf.

[Middle English replicaten, from Late Latin replicāre, replicāt-, to repeat, from Latin, to fold back : re-, re- + plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]
rep'li·ca'tive adj.
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Replicate

Rep"li*cate\ (-?-k?t), v. t. To reply. [Obs.]

Replicate

Rep"li*cate\ (l?-k?t), Replicated \Rep"li*ca`ted\ (-k?`t?d), a. [L. replicatus, p. p. of replicare. See Reply.] Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself; as, a replicate leaf or petal; a replicate margin of a shell.
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Main Entry: 1rep·li·cate
Pronunciation: 'rep-l&-"kAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed; -cat·ing
transitive senses
: to repeat or duplicate (as an experiment) replicate intransitive senses
: to undergo replication : produce a replica ofitself replicating in cells>

Main Entry: 2rep·li·cate
Pronunciation: -li-k&t
Function: noun
1 : one of several identical experiments, procedures, orsamples
2 : something (as a gene, DNA, or a cell) produced by replication
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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replicate rep·li·cate (rěp'lĭ-kāt')
v. rep·li·cat·ed, rep·li·cat·ing, rep·li·cates

  1. To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat.
  2. To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of genetic material, a cell, or an organism.
n.
A repetition of an experiment or a procedure.

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