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replicate
rep·li·cate [ réppli kàyt ]


verb  (past and past participle rep·li·cat·ed, present participle rep·li·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular rep·li·cates)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb do something again: to make an identical version of something repeatedly and exactly, or do something again in exactly the same way
2. intransitive verb be done again: to undergo a repetition or reproduction
3. transitive verb biology copy cellular or genetic material: to reproduce exactly an organism, genetic material, or a cell


adjective 
Definition:
 
botany bent back: describes a leaf or other part that is folded back on itself
[Mid-16th century. < Latin replicat-, past participle of replicare "fold back" < plicare "to fold"]

rep·li·ca·tive [ réppli kàytiv ] adjective

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