PCR

English

Noun

PCR (countable and uncountable, plural PCRs)

1. (molecular biology) Initialism of polymerase chain reaction.
2. (medicine) Initialism of protein/creatinine ratio.
3. (aviation) Initialism of pitch control rod.
4. Initialism of primary control rod.
5. Initialism of power control rod.

Derived terms

(polymerase chain reaction):

• COLD-PCR
• colony PCR
• dPCR
• hot-start PCR
• nanoPCR
• nested PCR
• OE-PCR
• qPCR
• rhPCR
• RT-PCR
• SSP-PCR
• TAIL-PCR
• TD-PCR
• touchdown PCR
• TS-PCR

Related terms

(protein/creatinine ratio):

• ACR

(control rod):

• control rod

Verb

PCR (third-person singular simple present PCRs, present participle PCRing, simple past and past participle PCRed)

1. To perform a polymerase chain reaction.

Anagrams

• cr*p, CPR, RPC, PRC, P.R.C., RCP, CRP

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English PCR

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [peːt͡seːˈʔɛʁ]

Noun

PCR f (genitive PCR, no plural)

1. (molecular biology) Synonym of Polymerasekettenreaktion

Derived terms

• PCR-Methode
• PCR-Test

Further reading

• “PCR” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Noun

PCR f

1. (medicine) Initialism of proteina C-reattiva; CRP

Spanish

Noun

PCR f (plural PCRs)

1. (medicine) Initialism of proteína C reactiva; CRP
2. (molecular biology) Synonym of RCP; PCR (polymerase chain reaction)

Further reading

• “PCR”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10