transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtran(t)s-ˌa-mə-ˈnā-shən, ˌtranz- ]
noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary trans - + amine + - ation
Date: 1939
: a reversible oxidation-reduction reaction in which an amino group is transferred typically from an alpha-amino acid to the carbonyl carbon atom of an alpha-keto acid