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silicon chip vs DNA chip

DNA chip vs silicon chip

silicon chip and DNA chip both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
silicon chip Yes No No No
DNA chip Yes No No No
As nouns, DNA chip is a hyponym of silicon chip; that is, DNA chip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than silicon chip:
  • silicon 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
  • DNA 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 silicon chip include biochip, gene chip, memory chip, microprocessor.
silicon chip (noun) DNA chip (noun)
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 microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested
Difference between silicon chip and DNA chip

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