Cloning

//ˈkloʊnɪŋ//

Synonyms for "cloning" (42 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Noun(3 words)

castro clone clon dead ringer

chip off the old block copy counterpart ditto double dupe

Strong matches (12)

duplicate duplication facsimile hectograph image knockoff manifold microcopy microfilm mimeo mimeograph

Noun(1 words)

knockoff

Related words (21)

model multigraph photostat quadruplicate reduplicate repetition replica replicate replication representation reproduce reproduction ringer spit stat trace transcribe triplicate twin xerox

Noun(1 words)

ringer

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

8 relation types

More general

1 entries

biological research

derived

7 entries

anticloning multicloning polycloning reproductive cloning shotgun cloning telecloning zoocloning

form of

1 entries

clone

has context

1 entries

biology

has prerequisite

1 entries

no large scale infrastructure

has property

1 entries

very risky

is a

6 entries

asexual reproduction biological research human activity of art physical creation event unnatural thing

related to

8 entries

clone copy embryo exact nucleus ovum somatic cell transplanting

Translations

29 translations across 13 languages.

Arabic

2 entries

اِسْتِنْسَاخ noun (production of a cloned embryo)
اِسْتِنْسَاخ noun (production of an exact copy of an object)

Catalan

2 entries

clonació noun (production of a cloned embryo)
clonació noun (production of an exact copy of an object)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

克隆 noun (production of a cloned embryo)
複製 /复制 noun (production of a cloned embryo)
複製 /复制 noun (production of an exact copy of an object)

Finnish

2 entries

kloonaus noun (production of a cloned embryo)
kloonaus noun (production of an exact copy of an object)

French

2 entries

clonage noun (production of a cloned embryo)
clonage noun (production of an exact copy of an object)

Icelandic

3 entries

einræktun noun (production of a cloned embryo)
einun noun (production of a cloned embryo)
klónun noun (production of a cloned embryo)

Italian

4 entries

clonaggio noun (production of a cloned embryo)
clonaggio noun (production of an exact copy of an object)
clonazione noun (production of a cloned embryo)
clonazione noun (production of an exact copy of an object)

Mongolian

1 entries

хувилах noun (production of a cloned embryo)

Persian

3 entries

تاگسازی noun (production of a cloned embryo)
سانیزدن noun (production of a cloned embryo)
سانیزش noun (production of a cloned embryo)

Portuguese

2 entries

clonagem noun (production of a cloned embryo)
clonagem noun (production of an exact copy of an object)

Russian

3 entries

клони́рование noun (production of a cloned embryo)
клони́рование noun (production of an exact copy of an object)
копи́рование noun (production of an exact copy of an object)

Swedish

1 entries

kloning noun (production of a cloned embryo)

Vietnamese

1 entries

dòng hoá noun (production of a cloned embryo)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"Are scientists close to cloning a human being?" "Not by a long shot."

Source: tatoeba (747251)

Cloning people raises serious ethical problems.

Source: tatoeba (754894)

Let's get ready for cloning.

Source: tatoeba (1117152)

His uncle approved the development of human cloning.

Source: tatoeba (1647680)

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