replicate

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
replicate

▶verb /ˈrɛplɪkeɪt/ make an exact copy of; reproduce.

■ (replicate itself) (of genetic material or a living organism) reproduce or give rise to a copy of itself.

■ repeat (a scientific experiment or trial) to obtain a consistent result.

▶adjective /ˈrɛplɪkət/ relating to or of the nature of a replicate. ▶noun /ˈrɛplɪkət/ 

• 1 a close or exact copy; a replica.

  ■ a replicated experiment or trial.

• 2 Music a tone one or more octaves above or below the given tone.

– derivatives
replicability /ˌrɛplɪkəˈbɪlɪti/ noun,
replicable /ˈrɛplɪkəb(ə)l/ adjective,
replication noun,
replicative adjective,
replicator noun.

– origin ME: from L. replicat-, replicare, from re- ‘back, again’ + plicare ‘to fold’.