blast

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Synonyms: blase, beast, blasé, boast, last, blest, blat, brast, oblast, bast, clast

Antonyms: blase, beast, blasé, boast, last, blest, blat, brast, oblast, bast, clast

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Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|biology}} An [[algorithm]] which compares similarities between sequences of [[nucleotide]]s in [[nucleic acid]]s or of [[amino acid]]s in [[protein]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|biology|informal|transitive}} {{alternative case form of|en|blast||to run a sequence through BLAST}}.

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