mischarging1
/ˌmɪsˈtʃɑːdʒɪŋ/Molecular Biol.
noun
The linking of a transfer RNA molecule and an amino acid that is not specific to it.
Origin
1970s. From mischarge + -ing.
mischarging2
/ˌmɪsˈtʃɑːdʒiŋ/Molecular Biol.
adjective
Of transfer RNA: that binds with an amino acid whose codon is not complementary to the transfer RNA anticodon.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Journal of Molecular Biology. From mischarge + -ing.