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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