construct

  • 21construct — An engineered chimeric DNA designed to be transferred into a cell or tissue. Typically, the construct comprises the gene or genes of interest, a marker gene and appropriate control sequences as a single package. A repeatedly used construct may be …

    Glossary of Biotechnology

  • 22construct — v. & n. v.tr. 1 make by fitting parts together; build, form (something physical or abstract). 2 Geom. draw or delineate, esp. accurately to given conditions (construct a triangle). n. 1 a thing constructed, esp. by the mind. 2 Linguistics a group …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 23construct — The combination of a bone graft, metal instrumentation, prosthetic devices and/or bone cement applied to a specific level of the spinal column in the …

    Medical dictionary

  • 24construct — verb Construct is used with these nouns as the object: ↑argument, ↑barricade, ↑bomb, ↑building, ↑canal, ↑dam, ↑dock, ↑facility, ↑garage, ↑graph, ↑hypothesis, ↑ …

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  • 25construct — [17] Construct comes from the present participle of Latin construere ‘pile up 129 continue together, build’, a compound verb formed from the prefix com and struere ‘pile up’ (source of English destroy and structure). English acquired the same… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 26construct — verb kən strʌkt 1》 build or erect. 2》 form (a theory) from various conceptual elements. 3》 Grammar form (a sentence) according to grammatical rules. 4》 Geometry draw or delineate (a geometrical figure). noun kɒnstrʌkt 1》 an idea or theory. 2》… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27construct*/*/ — [kənˈstrʌkt] verb [T] to build or make something The tunnel was constructed in 1996.[/ex] She is able to construct simple sentences in Spanish.[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 28construct — To build; erect; put together; make ready for use. To adjust and join materials, or parts of, so as to form a permanent whole. To put together constituent parts of something in their proper place and order. Construct is distinguishable from… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 29construct — To build; erect; put together; make ready for use. To adjust and join materials, or parts of, so as to form a permanent whole. To put together constituent parts of something in their proper place and order. Construct is distinguishable from… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30construct — [17] Construct comes from the present participle of Latin construere ‘pile up together, build’, a compound verb formed from the prefix com and struere ‘pile up’ (source of English destroy and structure). English acquired the same verb somewhat… …

    Word origins