<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Folded; bent back on itself.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>To bend or fold back: a replicated leaf.</li><li>To repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, especially for experimental purposes: We were unable to replicate the same results in the field.</li><li>Genetics: (of a cell) to make a copy of (its DNA): The cell replicates its DNA to begin the process of cell division.</li></ul></li><li>(used without object)<ul><li>(especially of DNA) to undergo replication: Our DNA replicates at a rate of 50 nucleotides per second.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Something that is replicated, as an experiment or procedure.</li></ul>