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Making Ends Meet For A Sailor Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
SPLICING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SPLICING
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "SPLICING" which means:
- noun
- • A junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together verb
- • To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
- • To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
- • To unite in marriage.
- • To unite as if splicing.
- • To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger rna, and then join together exons.
An example sentence would be:
- • "Dna splicing is a technique used in genetic engineering."
- • "We need to do some splicing to join these two wires together."
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