💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Codon"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| anticodonnoun | (genetics) A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis. |
| bonshōnoun | Alternative form of bonsho. [(Buddhism, music) A very large bell used in Buddhist temples in Japan to mark time and call monks in for prayer.] |
| bonshonoun | (Buddhism, music) A very large bell used in Buddhist temples in Japan to mark time and call monks in for prayer. |
| umpannoun | A cloud-shaped gong rung in a Zen monastery to announce mealtimes, etc. |
| chingnoun | (uncountable, slang) Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount). |
| bonangnoun | (music) A set of small gongs placed on a rack and usually struck with a padded stick, a type of gong chime, used in the gamelan music of Java. |
| yong bellnoun | A type of large, bronze bell originating in ancient China, played as a musical instrument to indicate the beat. |
| singing bowlnoun | A type of bronze bell, shaped like a bowl, related to Buddhist and pre-Buddhist religious practice. |
| kkwaenggwarinoun | A small brass gong used in Korean folk music |
| tingshanoun | One of a pair of small cymbals bound by a strap or chain, used in prayer and rituals by Tibetan Buddhist practitioners. |
| chalungnoun | Alternative form of calung. [An Indonesian xylophone of bamboo tubes.] |
| agogo bellnoun | A percussion instrument consisting of two or three small conical bells, similar to a cowbell, and typically played by striking them with a drumstick. |
| bianzhongnoun | (music) A set of bronze bells played to provide melody, of ancient Chinese origin. |
| dharaninoun | A Buddhist chant or incantation. |
| kenongnoun | A large, high-pitched gong in gamelan music. |
| kendhangnoun | A drum used in gamelan music. |
| gyalingnoun | (music) A horn used in Tibetan Buddhist and Mongolian Buddhist ceremonies. |
| chhingnoun | Alternative form of ching (“Thai cymbals”). [A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.] |
| khakkharanoun | (religion) a monk's staff used especially by a Buddhist mendicant as a tool for begging or as a weapon |
| dotakunoun | A richly-decorated Japanese bell made from thin bronze |
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