recombinant
adjective
re·com·bi·nant
(ˌ)rē-ˈkäm-bə-nənt 
1
: relating to or exhibiting genetic recombination
recombinant progeny
2
a
: relating to or containing genetically engineered DNA
b
: produced by genetic engineering
recombinant bovine growth hormone
recombinant
noun
Examples of recombinant in a Sentence
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Atlantic fisheries regulators are currently considering new harvest limits for horseshoe crabs, and the U.S. Pharmacopeia is weighing guidance on recombinant alternatives to LAL.
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Kristoffer Whitney, Fortune Well, 13 Oct. 2023
Biotechnology was in a similar position in the early 1980s as research in recombinant DNA began to yield new medicines, pesticides, crops and more.
—WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
In vitro fertilization, stents and recombinant DNA human insulin were still years away.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2023
The options include inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV), recombinant influenza vaccine (RIV), or live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), with no preference for any flu vaccine over another.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 20 Sep. 2022
The Shingrix vaccine is a recombinant vaccine and doesn’t use the live virus.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2023
Novavax has for years worked on developing its recombinant nanoparticle technology, and created the first COVID-19 vaccine using this method in the spring of 2020.
—Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2023
The high-dose shot contains four times the amount of antigen – that is, the protein molecule identified with the virus – to trigger a stronger immune response, while the recombinant shot contains three times the amount of antigen.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
The result, dubbed recombinant Factor C (rFC), mimicked the first step in the three-part cascade reaction that occurs when LAL is exposed to endotoxin.
—Kristoffer Whitney, Fortune Well, 13 Oct. 2023
Kristoffer Whitney, Fortune Well, 13 Oct. 2023
Biotechnology was in a similar position in the early 1980s as research in recombinant DNA began to yield new medicines, pesticides, crops and more.
—WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
In vitro fertilization, stents and recombinant DNA human insulin were still years away.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2023
The options include inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV), recombinant influenza vaccine (RIV), or live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), with no preference for any flu vaccine over another.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 20 Sep. 2022
The Shingrix vaccine is a recombinant vaccine and doesn’t use the live virus.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2023
Novavax has for years worked on developing its recombinant nanoparticle technology, and created the first COVID-19 vaccine using this method in the spring of 2020.
—Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2023
The high-dose shot contains four times the amount of antigen – that is, the protein molecule identified with the virus – to trigger a stronger immune response, while the recombinant shot contains three times the amount of antigen.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
The result, dubbed recombinant Factor C (rFC), mimicked the first step in the three-part cascade reaction that occurs when LAL is exposed to endotoxin.
—Kristoffer Whitney, Fortune Well, 13 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Medical Definition
recombinant
1 of 2 adjective
re·com·bi·nant
(ˈ)rē-ˈkäm-bə-nənt
1
: relating to or exhibiting genetic recombination
recombinant progeny
2
a
: relating to or containing genetically engineered DNA
b
: produced by genetic engineering
recombinant bovine growth hormone
recombinant
2 of 2 noun
: an individual exhibiting recombination
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