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underdominant

underdominant adjective: relating to underdominance.

Adjective

underdominant (not comparable)

  1. Relating to underdominance

Origin of underdominant

From under- + dominant.

Questions about underdominant

What does underdominant mean?
Underdominant means relating to underdominance.
What part of speech is underdominant?
Underdominant is an adjective.

Words near underdominant in the dictionary

  1. underdoggy
  2. underdogism
  3. underdogs
  4. underdoing
  5. underdominance
  6. underdominant
  7. underdone
  8. underdope
  9. underdoped
  10. underdopes
  11. underdoping

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