AMPLIFICATION
amplification
Noun
- the act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding to
 - the act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current
 - gain
 - using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA
 - A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants)
 
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