microsatellite
English
noun
Definitions
- A miniature satellite.
- (genetics) Any of a group of polymorphic loci in DNA that consist of repeat units of just a few base pairs.
- (space) An artificial satellite between 10 and 100 kilograms in mass.
Etymology
Prefix from English satellite.
Origin
English
satellite
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adenosatellite English
- anti-satellite English
- antisatellite English
- biosatellite English
- hypersatellite English
- intersatellite English
- intrasatellite English
- macrosatellite English
- megasatellite English
- minisatellite English
- myosatellite English
- nanosatellite English
- picosatellite English
- presatellite English
- protosatellite English
- quasi-satellite English
- quasisatellite English
- satellite English
- satellitism English
- satellitome English
- satellitosis English
- satelloid English
- subsatellite English
- telesatellite English
- サテライト Japanese
- satailít Irish
- सेटेलाईट Hindi
- satellite Middle French
- satellite
- satelloid
- satellitism
- satellitome
- biosatellite
- subsatellite
- satellitosis
- presatellite
- myosatellite
- antisatellite
- megasatellite
- picosatellite
- telesatellite
- minisatellite
- nanosatellite
- protosatellite
- intrasatellite
- macrosatellite
- anti-satellite
- hypersatellite
- adenosatellite
- intersatellite
- quasisatellite
- quasi-satellite