unspliced

1 8.9

A thing that is not cut and joined together

adjective
/ʌnˈsplaɪst/

Specialized

: sin empalmar

In the lab, we observed unspliced genetic material that had not yet been modified.

Examples

So do I have any unspliced plantain, Snapdragon Plantain?
Small solid arrows show the 5' ends of unspliced mRNA transcripts referred to in the text.

Academic text (1994)
In the unspliced version (CL2), the Crowley reconstruction is higher than the instrumental CRU record in the 19th century and joins up with it only in the late 19th century.

Blog text (20)
The unspliced mRNA transcripts were essential for understanding the gene's expression.
Researchers found that many unspliced RNA molecules were present in the sample.

Synonyms

unjoined

vsunspliced

1 5.4

Not connected to another thing, like a beam or wire

is used when joining is absent because of splicing or editing in technical contexts

How Spliced

joined

34 1.9

unspliced

Specialized

1 8.9

Surface Forms

unspliced positive

Morphology

unspliced = spliced (transparent) = un + splice + ed

Formed by straightforward prefixation of 'un-' to 'spliced', yielding the simple negation 'not spliced'.

Etymology

Unspliced is made of un- 'not' and splice 'join', and splice brings to mind joining two rope ends. So unspliced means 'not joined' or left whole, like film or genetic material that has not been cut or edited.