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resessive

resessive is the misspelling of recessive.

Meaning of recessive

Adjective

recessive (comparative more recessive, superlative most recessive)

  1. Going back; receding.
  2. Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait.
    • The Lydenburg male and the other two females have the infuscate pattern definitely more recessive and less evident, although traceable.1944 June 21, James A. G. Rehn, South African Bird-Locust Records and Notes (Orthoptera; Acrididae; Cyrtacanthacridinae; Group Cyrtacanthacres), Notulae Naturae, Number 137, Academy of Natural...
  3. (broadly) Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects.
    • The worker–client relationship is more recessive and has a more catalytic and enabling quality.1979, Ken Heap, Process and Action in Work with Groups: The Preconditions for Treatment and Growth, page ix

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Questions about resessive

What is resessive the misspelling of?
Resessive is the misspelling of recessive.

Words near resessive in the dictionary

  1. reservors
  2. reservosomal
  3. reservosome
  4. reservosomes
  5. reses
  6. resessive
  7. reset
  8. reset button
  9. reset buttons
  10. reset the dial
  11. Resetar

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