Splicing
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which things are spliced.
- 2 a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together wordnet
- 3 The point at which two things are spliced.
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of splice form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Elsa and Clive are experts at splicing together genes of different species for research into new, life-saving medicines; but the line they dare not cross is to splice human genetic material into an experiment."