encode

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Synonyms: encore, enode, encope, ncode

Antonyms: encore, enode, encope, ncode

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[convert]] ([[plain text]]) into [[code]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|communication}} To convert source information into another form.
3. {{lb|en|biology}} To constitute the code necessary for the [[biosynthesis]] of a [[protein]] by means of a [[matrix]] so as to [[transcribe]] [[DNA]] [[material]].

Noun

1. An encoding operation.

Proper noun

1. {{abbreviation of|en|[[encyclopedia|Encyclopedia]] of [[DNA]] [[element|Elements]]}}; a [[catalogue]] of all the [[functional]] elements, [[encode]]d in the [[human]] [[genome]].

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