Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,916,851,006 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

subtract
(redirected from subtractive)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal 0.01 sec.
subtract
A relational DBMS operation that generates a third file from all the records in one file that are not in a second file.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
In the study, Ann Killary from the university and colleagues used a genetic technique termed 'suppression subtractive hybridization' to identify a new gene that is located on Chromosome 1 in a region where loss of heterozygosity (a specific type of genetic alteration) regularly occurs.
Think about this exercise as a subtractive one - ask yourself, 'what can I take away from this composition to make it better.
These include additive and subtractive processes, such as cutting, milling and turning, etc.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.