Exon

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exon \Ex"on\, n. [NL., from E. Exe (Celt. uisge water) the name
     of a river.]
     A native or inhabitant of Exeter, in England.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Exon \Ex"on\, n. [F. expect an under officer.]
     An officer of the Yeomen of the Guard; an Exempt. [Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  exon
       n : sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein
           structures; "exons are interspersed with introns" [syn: {coding
           DNA}] [ant: {intron}]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  Exon /eks'on/ excl. A generic obscenity that quickly entered wide use
     on the Internet and Usenet after {Black Thursday}. From the last name of
     Senator James Exon (Democrat-Nebraska), primary author of the {CDA}.