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retroelement

retroelement noun: a retrotransposon.

Noun

retroelement (plural retroelements)

  1. A retrotransposon.

Forms of retroelement

pluralretroelements

Origin of retroelement

From retro- + element.

Questions about retroelement

What does retroelement mean?
Retroelement means a retrotransposon.
What part of speech is retroelement?
Retroelement is a noun.
What is the plural of retroelement?
The plural of retroelement is retroelements.

Words near retroelement in the dictionary

  1. retroduplicated
  2. retroduplicates
  3. retroduplicating
  4. retroduplication
  5. retroduplications
  6. retroelement
  7. retroelements
  8. retroendocytosis
  9. retroengine
  10. retroengines
  11. retroepicondylar

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