recombination

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Synonyms: combination, recompilation, accombination, recombinations, renomination

Antonyms: combination, recompilation, accombination, recombinations, renomination

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Noun

1. {{cap|combination}} a second or subsequent time.
2. {{lb|en|genetics}} The formation of [[genetic]] combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents.
3. {{lb|en|chemistry}} The reverse of [[dissociation]].
4. {{lb|en|astrophysics}} The process by which the [[plasma]] of [[electrons]] and [[protons]] produced after the [[Big Bang]] condensed into [[hydrogen]], or the [[epoch]] in which this process occurred.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|cosmology}} The {{l|en|epoch}} of {{l|en|recombination}} of the {{l|en|Universe}}, where atomic matter formed from free particles, combining protons with electrons. One of the {{l|en|Ages of the Universe}}. The cosmic era when neutral {{l|en|hydrogen}} formed out of the cosmic soup of {{l|en|proton}}s and {{l|en|electron}}s in {{l|en|plasma}}, that condensed out of the energy of the {{l|en|Big Bang}}. This era produces the {{l|en|Cosmic Microwave Background}} ({{l|en|CMB}}).

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