cloning

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cloning

  • /ˈkloʊnɪŋ/

Rhymes with -əʊnɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of clone

noun clonings

  1. countable, uncountable The production of an exact copy of an object.
  2. countable, uncountable The production of a cloned embryo by transplanting the nucleus of a somatic cell into an ovum.

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Closest in meaning: copying, replication, photocopying, isolation, reproducing, reproduction, xeroxing, duplication, echoing, templating, duplicating, self-replication, mirroring, mimicking, imitating, reduplication

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noun production of an exact copy of an object

中文複製 /复制 fùzhì
Portuguêsclonagem
Françaisclonage
Italianoclonazione, clonaggio
Русскийкопи́рование kopírovanije, клони́рование klonírovanije
العربيةاِسْتِنْسَاخ istinsāḵ

noun production of a cloned embryo

中文克隆 kèlóng, 複製 /复制 fùzhì
Portuguêsclonagem
Françaisclonage
Italianoclonazione, clonaggio
Русскийклони́рование klonírovanije
Tiếng Việtdòng hoá
العربيةاِسْتِنْسَاخ istinsāḵ

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"cloning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cloning.

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@misc{cloning_2026,
  title = {cloning},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cloning},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}