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overretention

overretention noun: excessive retention.

Noun

overretention (uncountable)

  1. Excessive retention.

Origin of overretention

From over- + retention.

Questions about overretention

What does overretention mean?
Overretention means excessive retention.
What part of speech is overretention?
Overretention is a noun.

Words near overretention in the dictionary

  1. overresuscitate
  2. overresuscitated
  3. overresuscitates
  4. overresuscitating
  5. overresuscitation
  6. overretention
  7. overrev
  8. overrevs
  9. overrevved
  10. overrevving
  11. overreward

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