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supercompetent

supercompetent adjective: very permeable to foreign DNA.

Adjective

supercompetent (not comparable)

  1. Very permeable to foreign DNA

Origin of supercompetent

From super- + competent.

Questions about supercompetent

What does supercompetent mean?
Supercompetent means very permeable to foreign DNA.
What part of speech is supercompetent?
Supercompetent is an adjective.

Words near supercompetent in the dictionary

  1. supercompactness
  2. supercompanies
  3. supercompany
  4. supercompensation
  5. supercompensations
  6. supercompetent
  7. supercompetitive
  8. supercompetitor
  9. supercompetitors
  10. supercompilation
  11. supercompiler

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