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- Dictionaryblot/blɒt/
noun
- 1. a dark mark or stain made by ink, paint, dirt, etc.: "a blot of ink" Similar
- 2. a procedure in which proteins or nucleic acids separated on a gel are transferred directly to an immobilizing medium for identification.
verb
- 1. dry (a wet surface or substance) using an absorbent material: "Henry blotted the page" Similar Opposite
- 2. mark or stain (something): "dark patches of dirt blotted the grey dress" Similar Opposite
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BLOT definition: 1. a small area of ink made by mistake: 2. to dry a wet surface, or writing done in ink, by…. Learn more.
: a usually nitrocellulose or nylon sheet that contains spots of immobilized macromolecules (as of DNA, RNA, or protein) or their fragments and is used to identify specific components of the spots by applying a molecular probe (such as a complementary nucleic acid or a radiolabeled antibody) compare southern blot, western blot
A blot is a dirty smudge, mark, or stain, like the giant blot of ketchup that remains on your shirt long after the hotdog-eating contest is over. A blot tends to mar or dirty a pristine surface, whether it's an ink blot on the book report you spent hours writing, or a blot of black paint on a white kitchen counter.
noun. a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper. Synonyms: blotch. a blemish on a person's character or reputation: He had been haunted by a blot on his past. Synonyms: spot, disgrace, dishonor, taint, stain. Archaic. an erasure or obliteration, as in a writing.
n. 1. A spot or a stain caused by a discoloring substance: a blot of paint. 2. An association of disgrace with one's character or reputation. See Synonyms at stain. 3. a. A laboratory technique, such as a Southern blot analysis, that involves electrophoretically separating proteins or nucleic acids and transferring them to a membrane. b.
noun. 1. a stain or spot of ink, paint, dirt, etc. 2. something that spoils or detracts from the beauty or worth of something. 3. a blemish or stain on one's character or reputation. verb Word forms: blots, blotting, blotted.
to dry a wet surface, or writing done in ink, by pressing something soft against it:
noun. blots. A spot or stain, esp. of ink. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An association of disgrace with one's character or reputation. American Heritage. Anything that spoils or mars, esp. by providing an unpleasant contrast. That shack is a blot on the landscape.
BLOT definition: 1. to dry wet marks using soft paper or a cloth 2. a mark on something, made by ink or paint…. Learn more.
blot meaning, definition, what is blot: to make a wet surface become dry by pres...: Learn more.
