presequence

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See also: préséquence

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pre- +‎ sequence

Noun[edit]

presequence (plural presequences)

  1. (linguistics) The opening part of a conversation.
  2. (biochemistry) A sequence of amino acids in a preprotein; the sequence of amino acids at the N-terminal end of a protein

Verb[edit]

presequence (third-person singular simple present presequences, present participle presequencing, simple past and past participle presequenced)

  1. To sequence in advance of another operation