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translocations

translocations is the plural of translocation.

Meaning of translocation

Noun

translocation (countable and uncountable, plural translocations)

  1. Removal of things from one place to another; displacement; substitution of one thing for another.
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  2. A transfer of a chromosomal segment to a new position, especially on a nonhomologous chromosome; the segment so transferred.
  3. A transfer of a molecule through a membrane.

Phrases with translocations

Questions about translocations

What is translocations the plural of?
Translocations is the plural of translocation.

Words near translocations in the dictionary

  1. translocates
  2. translocating
  3. translocation
  4. translocational
  5. translocationally
  6. translocations
  7. translocative
  8. translocatives
  9. translocator
  10. translocators
  11. translocatory

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Adapted from Wiktionary: translocations (page history and authors); translocation (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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