Definition of Splicing

1. Noun. A junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together. "The break was due to an imperfect splice"

Exact synonyms: Splice
Generic synonyms: Conjunction, Junction
Derivative terms: Splice, Splice

Definition of Splicing

1. Noun. The point at which two things are spliced. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of splice) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Splicing

1. splice [v] - See also: splice

Medical Definition of Splicing

1. The process by which introns are removed from hnRNA to produce mature messenger RNA that contains only exons. Alternative splicing seems to occur in many proteins and by alternative exon usage a set of related proteins can be generated from one gene, often in a tissue or developmental stage specific manner. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Splicing

spleuchans
splice
splice grafting
splice tape
splice tapes
splice the mainbrace
splice variant
splice variants
spliced
spliceosomal
spliceosome
spliceosomes
splicer
splicers
splices
splicing (current term)
splicing endonuclease
splicings
splicosome
splif
spliff
spliffs
splifs
spline
splined
splines
splining
splint
splint bone
splinted

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