presequence

See also: préséquence

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ sequence.

Noun

presequence (plural presequences)

1. (linguistics) The opening part of a conversation.
2. (biochemistry) A sequence of amino acids in a preprotein; the sequence of amino acids at the N-terminal end of a protein

Verb

presequence (third-person singular simple present presequences, present participle presequencing, simple past and past participle presequenced)

1. To sequence in advance of another operation