Definition of GE - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: General Electricbig company that makes many things

GE supplies our hospital’s imaging machines and also powers the building’s backup generators.

acr: genetically engineered

TECH.

modified by scientists to have new traits

TECH.

The new GE corn resists pests and produces higher yields for farmers.

genetically modified

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germanium

material

chemical element with symbol Ge, sometimes used as a semiconductor

Examples of GE in a sentence

The stock market reacted to GE's latest earnings report.
GE animals are used in medical research.
The GE plants resisted pests effectively.

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French:GE, OGM, ...
German:General Electric, gentechnisch verändert, ...
Italian:GE, geneticamente modificato, ...
Spanish:General Electric, modificado genéticamente, ...
Portuguese:General Electric, OGM, ...
Chinese:通用电气, 转基因, ...
Japanese:ゼネラル・エレクトリック, 遺伝子組み換え, ...
Arabic:جِنِرال إِلِكتِرِك, معدل وراثيا, ...
Hebrew:גֶ'נֶרַל אֶלֶקְטְרִיק, מְהוּנְדָּס גֶּנֶטִית, ...
Russian:Дженерал Электрик, ГМ, ...
Ukrainian:General Electric, ГМ, ...
Hindi:जनरल इलेक्ट्रिक, आनुवंशिक रूप से अभियांत्रित, ...
Bengali:জেনারেল ইলেকট্রিক, জিনপ্রকৌশলজাত, ...
Catalan:General Electric, MG, ...
Czech:General Electric, geneticky modifikovaný, ...
Danish:General Electric, genetisk modificeret, ...
Dutch:General Electric, GG, ...
Greek:General Electric, γενετικά τροποποιημένο, ...
Hungarian:GE, génmódosított, ...
Khmer:ក្រុមហ៊ុន ជេនើរ៉ល អេឡិចត្រិក, កែប្រែហ្សែន, ...
Korean:GE, 유전자 변형, ...
Persian:جنرال الکتریک, تراریخته, ...
Polish:GE, modyfikowane genetycznie, ...
Portuguese (BR):General Electric, OGM, ...
Romanian:General Electric, MG, ...
Swedish:GE, genmodifierad, ...
Thai:เจเนอรัล อิเล็กทริก, ดัดแปลงพันธุกรรม, ...
Turkish:General Electric, genetik olarak tasarlanmış, ...
Vietnamese:General Electric, biến đổi gen, ...

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