Complete Definition of "knockdown"

English
Noun
en-noun
wikipedia

  1. An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
  2. An overwhelming blow.
  3. genetics A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that has been made less active or had its expression reduced.
  4. genetics The use of a reagent such as an oligonucleotide with sequence complementary to an active gene or its mRNA transcript, to interfere with the expression of said gene.
  5. nautical The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.

Adjective
en-adj|-
#powerful enough to overwhelm or knock down
#reduced in price
See also
knock down

ar:knockdown
vi:knockdown
zh:knockdown

Revision and Credits for"knockdown"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.