- Nicking
- Nicking Nick"ing, n. [From {Nick}, v. t.] (Coal Mining) (a) The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face. (b) pl. Small coal produced in making the nicking. [1913 Webster]
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Nicking — Nick Nick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nicked} (n[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nicking}.] 1. To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nicking enzyme amplification reaction — (NEAR) is a method for in vitro DNA amplification like the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). NEAR is isothermal, replicating DNA at a constant temperature using a polymerase (and nicking enzyme) to exponentially amplify the DNA at a temperature… … Wikipedia
Nicking enzyme — A nicking enzyme (or nicking endonuclease) is an enzyme that cuts one strand of a double stranded DNA at a specific recognition nucleotide sequences known as a restriction site. Such enzymes hydrolyse, cut, only one strand of the DNA duplex, to… … Wikipedia
nicking — Localized constrictions in retinal blood vessel s. arteriovenous n. constriction of a retinal vein at an artery vein crossing. * * * nick·ing nik iŋ n localized constriction of a retinal vein by the pressure from an artery crossing it seen esp.… … Medical dictionary
nicking — nɪk n. small cut; chip; notch; jail (British Slang); pinch, steal (British) v. cut slightly; chip; make a notch in; steal, pinch (British Slang); demand price; arrest (British Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
nicking — nick·ing … English syllables
NICKING — … Useful english dictionary
AV nicking — AV, or atreovenous nicking is the phenomenon where, on ophthalmologic examination, an arteriole is seen crossing a venule resulting in impaction of the vein with bulging on either side of the crossing. This is most commonly seen in hypertensive… … Wikipedia
Nick — Nick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nicked} (n[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nicking}.] 1. To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nicked — Nick Nick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nicked} (n[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nicking}.] 1. To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
