Missense

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A damaged DNA sequence that is meaningful but has an incorrect meaning, with the result that its products do not do what they are supposed to do. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To sense incorrectly.

    "One possibility is that if G6PT is a G6P sensor, it may be missensing the intracellular concentrations and misdirecting further accumulation."

Example

More examples

"One possibility is that if G6PT is a G6P sensor, it may be missensing the intracellular concentrations and misdirecting further accumulation."

Etymology

From mis- + sense.

Related phrases

missense mutation

More for "missense"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.