retranslocation
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Also, the nitrogen demand of alders is higher than that of the other tree species studied; moreover, leaf litter of this species is extremely rich in nitrogen due to low nitrogen retranslocation from senescing leaves, and it mineralizes very fast, leading to high nitrogen storage in the upper soil layers [66 –68 ]."
Etymology
From re- + translocation.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: re