EMBOSS

EMBOSS

EMBOSS is an acronym for European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite. EMBOSS is a free open source software analysis package specially developed for the needs of the molecular biology and bioinformatics user community. The software automatically copes with data in a variety of formats and even allows transparent retrieval of sequence data from the web. Also, as extensive libraries are provided with the package, it is a platform to allow other scientists to develop and release software in true open source spirit. EMBOSS also integrates a range of currently ...

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emboss

Verb

  1. To mark or decorate with a raised design or symbol.
    The papers weren't official until the seal had been embossed on them.
  2. To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, etc.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. Of a hunted animal: to take shelter in a wood or forest.
  2. To drive (an animal) to extremity; to exhaust, to make foam at the mouth.
  3. To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to enclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood.
  4. To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.


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