n.
Pronunciation: ˌ am-pl ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1546
1 a : an act, example, or product of amplifying b : a usually massive replication of genetic material and especially of a gene or DNA sequence (as in a polymerase chain reaction)
2 a : the particulars by which a statement is expanded b : an expanded statement