verb Download 🔗Share To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din. Examples : "The loud music blasting from the car speakers made everyone turn and stare. " sound action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool). Examples : "The scientist is blasting the newly discovered gene sequence against the database to find similar genes. " biology biochemistry computing technology science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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