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retrotransfer

retrotransfer noun: a transfer back.

Noun

retrotransfer (plural retrotransfers)

  1. A transfer back

Verb

retrotransfer (third-person singular simple present retrotransfers, present participle retrotransferring, simple past and past participle retrotransferred)

  1. To transfer in a reverse direction, typically of genetic material

Forms of retrotransfer

Noun
pluralretrotransfers
Verb
third-person singular presentretrotransfers
present participleretrotransferring
past participleretrotransferred
pastretrotransferred

Origin of retrotransfer

From retro- + transfer.

Questions about retrotransfer

What does retrotransfer mean?
Retrotransfer means a transfer back.
What part of speech is retrotransfer?
Retrotransfer can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of retrotransfer?
The plural of retrotransfer is retrotransfers.

Words near retrotransfer in the dictionary

  1. retrotranscytosis
  2. retrotransduce
  3. retrotransduced
  4. retrotransduces
  5. retrotransduction
  6. retrotransfer
  7. retrotransfers
  8. retrotranslocate
  9. retrotranslocated
  10. retrotranslocates
  11. retrotranslocating

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