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retrotransposing

retrotransposing is the present participle and gerund of retrotranspose.

Meaning of retrotranspose

Verb

retrotranspose (third-person singular simple present retrotransposes, present participle retrotransposing, simple past and past participle retrotransposed)

  1. To cause or to undergo retrotransposition.

Adjective

retrotransposing (comparative more retrotransposing, superlative most retrotransposing)

  1. That leads to retrotransposition

Forms of retrotransposing

comparativemore retrotransposing
superlativemost retrotransposing

Origin of retrotransposing

From retro- + transposing.

Questions about retrotransposing

What does retrotransposing mean?
Retrotransposing means that leads to retrotransposition.
What is retrotransposing the present participle and gerund of?
Retrotransposing is the present participle and gerund of retrotranspose.
What part of speech is retrotransposing?
Retrotransposing is an adjective.

Words near retrotransposing in the dictionary

  1. retrotransposase
  2. retrotransposases
  3. retrotranspose
  4. retrotransposed
  5. retrotransposes
  6. retrotransposing
  7. retrotransposition
  8. retrotranspositional
  9. retrotranspositionally
  10. retrotranspositions
  11. retrotransposon

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retrotransposing (page history and authors); retrotranspose (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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