Definitions For Kilobase

Noun

KILOBASE (plural KILOBASEs) a length of {{w, lang=en, DNA, double-stranded DNA}} containing two thousand nucleotide, nucleotides, one thousand on each strand a length of {{w, lang=en, RNA, single-stranded RNA}} containing one thousand {{w, lang=en, Nucleotide, nucleotides}}

Synonyms

kb kbp {{qualifier, double-stranded DNA}} kilobase pair {{qualifier, double-stranded DNA}}

Related terms

megabase

Etymology

kilo + base

Is Kilobase a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
16

The word Kilobase is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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