doubletime

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English

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Etymology

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From double +‎ time.

Noun

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doubletime (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

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  • dbt abbreviation
  • DBT protein product
  • dbtS a mutant allele that shortens the circadian rhythm
  • dbtL a mutant allele that lengthens the circadian rhythm
  • dbtP a mutant allele that eliminates the circadian rhythm and kills the larva

Verb

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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."