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Word: upstream (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • biology towards the leading end (5'end) of a DNA molecule
  • computing in the direction from the client to the server
  • in a direction against the flow of a current or stream; upriver
  • oil industry involving exploration and pre-production rather than refining and selling

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Adverb:

  • against the current

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