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retroaddition

retroaddition noun: a cycloelimination.

Noun

retroaddition (plural retroadditions)

  1. (obsolete) A cycloelimination.

Forms of retroaddition

pluralretroadditions

Origin of retroaddition

From retro- + addition.

Questions about retroaddition

What does retroaddition mean?
Retroaddition means a cycloelimination.
What part of speech is retroaddition?
Retroaddition is a noun.
What is the plural of retroaddition?
The plural of retroaddition is retroadditions.

Words near retroaddition in the dictionary

  1. retroactively
  2. retroactiveness
  3. retroactivities
  4. retroactivity
  5. retroacts
  6. retroaddition
  7. retroadditions
  8. retroaldolization
  9. retroaldolizations
  10. retroalveolar
  11. retroamide

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