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retrocurved

retrocurved adjective: curved backward.

Adjective

retrocurved (comparative more retrocurved, superlative most retrocurved)

  1. curved backward

Forms of retrocurved

comparativemore retrocurved
superlativemost retrocurved

Origin of retrocurved

From retro- + curved.

Questions about retrocurved

What does retrocurved mean?
Retrocurved means curved backward.
What part of speech is retrocurved?
Retrocurved is an adjective.

Words near retrocurved in the dictionary

  1. retrocued
  2. retrocueing
  3. retrocues
  4. retrocuing
  5. retrocurvature
  6. retrocurved
  7. retrocyclin
  8. retrocyclins
  9. retrocycloaddition
  10. retrocycloadditions
  11. retrod

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