splice

splice
splice 'splīs vt, spliced; splic·ing to combine or insert (as genes) by genetic engineering <spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium> see GENE-SPLICING

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(as the ends of ropes),


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  • splice — [splīs] vt. spliced, splicing [MDu splissen, akin to splitten, to SPLIT] 1. to join or unite (ropes or rope ends) by weaving together the end strands 2. to join the ends of (timbers) by overlapping and binding or bolting together 3. to fasten the …   English World dictionary

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