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PCA3 — Prostate cancer antigen 3 (non protein coding) Identifiers Symbols PCA3; DD3; NCRNA00019 External IDs … Wikipedia
pruner — See prune2. * * * … Universalium
ret- — To run, roll. 1. Prefixed Celtic form *to wo ret , “a running up to” (to , to; wo, under, up, up from under; see upo). Tory, from Old Irish tōir, pursuit. 2. Suffixed o grade form *rot ā . rodeo, roll, rota … Universalium
prune — prune1 /proohn/, n. 1. a variety of plum that dries without spoiling. 2. such a plum when dried. 3. any plum. [1300 50; late ME < MF < L pruna, pl. (taken as fem. sing.) of prunum plum < Gk proû(m)non PLUM1] prune2 … Universalium
plum — plum1 [plʌm] n [: Old English; Origin: plume, from Latin prunum; PRUNE2] 1.) a small round juicy fruit which is dark red, purple, or yellow and has a single hard seed, or the tree that produces this fruit ▪ juicy ripe plums 2.) [U] a dark purple… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prune — prune1 [pru:n] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: proignier, probably from provigner to breed plants from shoots , from Latin propago; PROPAGATE] 1.) also prune sth<=>back to cut off some of the branches of a tree or bush to make … Dictionary of contemporary English
prune — prune1 noun 1》 a plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance. 2》 informal a disagreeable person. Origin ME: from OFr., via L. from Gk prou(m)non plum . prune2 verb 1》 trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or… … English new terms dictionary
prune — prune1 [pro͞on] n. [ME < MFr < VL pruna < L prunum < Gr proumnon, plum] 1. a plum dried for eating 2. any of various varieties of plum that can be dried without spoiling ☆ 3. Slang a dull or otherwise unpleasant person prune2 [pro͞on] … English World dictionary
prun|ing hook — «PROO nihng», a long handled tool with a hooked blade, used for pruning, as of fruit trees or brambles. ╂[pruning < prune2 + ing2] … Useful english dictionary
