sry
sry is the abbreviation of sorry.
Meaning of sorry
Interjection
- Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.
- Sorry! I didn't see that you were on the phone.
- Synonyms:
- soz
- Said as a request to excuse one's unintentional behaviors.
- Oops! Sorry!
- Synonyms:
- excuse me
- Said as a request to pass somebody.
- Sorry! Coming through!
- Synonyms:
- excuse me
- Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.
- Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out.
- Synonyms:
- I beg your pardon?, I'm sorry?, say again, come again, excuse me?
- Used to correct oneself in speech.
- There are four—sorry, five—local branches of the store.
- Used as a hedge.
- Sorry, but I don't care what you think.
Proper noun capitalized: Sry
Sry
- the sex-determining region on Y chromosome gene
- Synonyms:
- sex-determining region Y gene, Sry gene, testis determinant factor, TDF, TDF protein, Sry factor, Sry protein, sex-determining region Y protein
- the testis determinant factor
Synonyms of sry
- sex-determining region Y gene
- Sry gene
- testis determinant factor
- TDF
- TDF protein
- Sry factor
- Sry protein
- sex-determining region Y protein
Origin of sry
Initialism of sex-determining region Y.
Questions about sry
- What does sry mean?
- Sry means the sex-determining region on Y chromosome gene.
- What is sry the abbreviation of?
- Sry is the abbreviation of sorry.
- What part of speech is sry?
- Sry is a proper noun.
Words near sry in the dictionary
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