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• Shotgun proteomics — is a method of identifying proteins in complex mixtures using a combination of high performance liquid chromatography combined with mass spectrometry.cite journal |author=Hu L, Ye M, Jiang X, Feng S, Zou H |title=Advances in hyphenated analytical …   Wikipedia

• shotgun — [shät′gun΄] n. 1. a smoothbore gun, usually used for firing a charge of shot at short range, as in hunting small game 2. Football an offensive formation, esp. for passing, in which the quarterback takes the snap while standing several yards… …   English World dictionary

• Shotgun — Shot gun , n. A light, smooth bored gun, often double barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shotgun — ► NOUN ▪ a smooth bore gun for firing small shot at short range …   English terms dictionary

• Shotgun — For other uses, see Shotgun (disambiguation). A pump action Remington 870, two semi automatic …   Wikipedia

• Shotgun shell — A 12 gauge shotgun shell in a transparent plastic hull, allowing the contents to be seen. From left to right: gunpowder, over powder wad, shot wad, #8 birdshot, and over shot wad A shotgun shell (shotshell) is a self contained cartridge loaded… …   Wikipedia

• Shotgun slug — A shotgun slug is a heavy lead projectile, that may have pre cut rifling, intended for use in a shotgun and often used for hunting large game. The first effective shotgun slug was introduced by Wilhelm Brenneke in 1898, and his design remains in… …   Wikipedia

• shotgun — /shot gun /, n., adj., v., shotgunned, shotgunning. n. 1. a smoothbore gun for firing small shot to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals. 2. Football. an offensive formation, designed primarily… …   Universalium

• Shotgun sequencing — In genetics, shotgun sequencing, also known as shotgun cloning, is a method used for sequencing long DNA strands. It is named by analogy with the rapidly expanding, quasi random firing pattern of a shotgun.Since the chain termination method of… …   Wikipedia

• shotgun — shot•gun [[t]ˈʃɒtˌgʌn[/t]] n. adj. v. gunned, gun•ning 1) a smoothbore gun for firing small shot to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals 2) spo cvs a football passing formation in which the… …   From formal English to slang

• shotgun — /ˈʃɒtgʌn / (say shotgun) noun 1. a smoothbore gun for firing small shot to kill small game, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals. –adjective 2. of, relating to, or used in a shotgun. –verb (t) Colloquial 3. to drink (a can of… …