(science fiction) A von Neumann machine, or machine capable of self-replication, that is sent on interstellar voyages to investigate or terraform.

plural of von Neumann probe

A Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.

Able to be probed.

plural of prober

Agent noun of probe; one who probes.

(pharmacology) A synthetic sulfur-containing compound which promotes increased excretion of uric acid and is used to treat gout.

Resembling a probe (instrument for probing).

plural of probeset

(genetics) A collection of two or more probes that are designed to measure a single molecular species.