Recombination

2 definitions found

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

  Recombination \Re*com`bi*na"tion\ (r?*k?m`b?*n?"sh?n), n.
     Combination a second or additional time.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  recombination
       n 1: (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from
            what they were in the parents
       2: (physics) a combinng of charges or transfer of electrons in
          a gas that results in the neutralization of ions;
          important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy
          particles