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Meaning of thermal cycler | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A laboratory device in which a polymerase chain reaction is carried out repeatedly in cycles which in turn amplifies the sample DNA segments. The instrument contains a thermal block which contains the DNA samples and can precisely control the internal temperature.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

thermal death time thermal design power thermal desorption thermal energy thermal gel thermal grease

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