plural of Jacoby transfer

(bridge) A convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's no-trump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the suit ranked just above that bid by responder.

plural of dry transfer

plural of transfer DNA

plural of hairpin transfer

(genetics) Transfer of genetic information from a strand of nucleic acid that terminates in a hairpin ribozyme by first detaching one side of the base of the hairpin, so that the hairpin is flattened out before making the RNA copy.

(typography, attributive) Transfer of premade letters from a sheet, as with Letraset.

plural of trophic transfer

The transference of materials, such as chemicals, contaminants, plastics, etc., through different trophic levels of the food web.

(law) The situation where, when the intention to harm one party inadvertently causes a second party to be harmed instead, the perpetrator is still held responsible.