splice : Idioms & Phrases

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gene-splicing

  • noun the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism
    genetic engineering; recombinant DNA technology.
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Joint splice

  • a reënforce at a joint, to sustain the parts in their true relation.
Webster 1913

Splice grafting

  • . ee under Grafting.
Webster 1913

To splice the main brace

  • (Naut.), to give out, or drink, an extra allowance of spirits on occasion of special exposure to wet or cold, or to severe fatigue; hence, to take a dram.
Webster 1913