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Is it correct to use “polymerase chain reaction” without the"the" definite article?

After all, numerous kinds reactions are known and PCR is just one of them. For
For example, we say: “the Arbuzov reaction”“the Arbuzov reaction”, “the reaction between baking soda and vinegar” et cetc. Moreover, scholarly articles frequently use “the polymerase chain reaction polymerase chain reaction””:

https://scholar.google.com.ua/scholar?q=the+polymerase+chain+reaction&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart.

However, there are many instances when “polymerase chain reaction”“polymerase chain reaction” is used without article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction

https://www.nature.com/scitable/definition/polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr-110/

Is the latter usage idiomatic? Can "PCR" be treated as a name for some reason? Is there any difference between the two usages?

Is it correct to use “polymerase chain reaction” without the definite article?

After all, numerous kinds reactions are known and PCR is just one of them. For example, we say: “the Arbuzov reaction”, “the reaction between baking soda and vinegar” et c. Moreover, scholarly articles frequently use “the polymerase chain reaction”:

https://scholar.google.com.ua/scholar?q=the+polymerase+chain+reaction&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart.

However, there are many instances when “polymerase chain reaction” is used without article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction

https://www.nature.com/scitable/definition/polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr-110/

Is the latter usage idiomatic? Can "PCR" be treated as a name for some reason? Is there any difference between the two usages?

Is it correct to use “polymerase chain reaction” without "the" definite article?

After all, numerous kinds reactions are known and PCR is just one of them.
For example, we say: “the Arbuzov reaction”, “the reaction between baking soda and vinegar” etc. Moreover, scholarly articles frequently use “the polymerase chain reaction”:

https://scholar.google.com.ua/scholar?q=the+polymerase+chain+reaction&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart.

However, there are many instances when “polymerase chain reaction” is used without article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction

https://www.nature.com/scitable/definition/polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr-110/

Is the latter usage idiomatic? Can "PCR" be treated as a name for some reason? Is there any difference between the two usages?

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Is it correct to use “polymerase chain reaction” without the definite article?

After all, numerous kinds reactions are known and PCR is just one of them. For example, we say: “the Arbuzov reaction”, “the reaction between baking soda and vinegar” et c. Moreover, scholarly articles frequently use “the polymerase chain reaction”:

https://scholar.google.com.ua/scholar?q=the+polymerase+chain+reaction&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart.

However, there are many instances when “polymerase chain reaction” is used without article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction

https://www.nature.com/scitable/definition/polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr-110/

Is the latter usage idiomatic? Can "PCR" be treated as a name for some reason? Is there any difference between the two usages?