WordCmp.com

chip vs gene chip

gene chip vs chip

chip and gene chip both are nouns.

chip is a verb but gene chip is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chip Yes No Yes No
gene chip Yes No No No
As nouns, gene chip is a hyponym of chip; that is, gene chip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chip:
  • chip: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
  • gene chip: a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested
Other hyponyms of chip include biochip, DNA chip, memory chip, microprocessor.
chip (noun) gene chip (noun)
the act of chipping something a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested
(golf) a low running approach shot
electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a piece of dried bovine dung
chip (verb) gene chip (verb)
break a small piece off from
break off (a piece from a whole)
form by chipping
cut a nick into
play a chip shot
Difference between chip and gene chip

Words related to "chip"

Words related to "gene chip"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.