doubletime

See also: double time and double-time

English

Etymology

From double +‎ time.

Noun

doubletime (uncountable)

1. (zoology, molecular biology) A gene in Drosophila melanogaster that produces the DBT protein kinase, used to control circadian rhythm.

Derived terms

• dbt abbreviation
• DBT protein product
• dbt^S a mutant allele that shortens the circadian rhythm
• dbt^L a mutant allele that lengthens the circadian rhythm
• dbt^P a mutant allele that eliminates the circadian rhythm and kills the larva

Verb

doubletime (third-person singular simple present doubletimes, present participle doubletiming, simple past and past participle doubletimed)

1. Alternative form of double-time
   • 1979, Gustav Hasford, The Short-Timers, New York: Bantam Books, published 1980, →ISBN, page 57:

     "Doubletime up to the ville and souvenir me one cute orphan, man, but be sure you get a dirty one, a really skuzzy one."