reassociate
verb
re·as·so·ci·ate
| \ ˌrē-ə-ˈsō-s(h)ē-ˌāt
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reassociated;
reassociating
Medical Definition of reassociate
: to bring (as strands of DNA) into association again
: to become reassociated
two single strands of DNA will reassociate to form a double strand— Gina B. Kolata