Definition of "amber"
- noun
A brownish yellow colour.
The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, the illumination of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.
The stop codon (nucleotide triplet) "UAG", or a mutant which has this stop codon at a premature place in its DNA sequence.
- adjective
Of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber.
- verb
To perfume or flavour with ambergris.
To preserve in amber.
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