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retrotransfer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retro-trans-fer
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A transfer back

verb

To transfer in a reverse direction, typically of genetic material

Etymology

From retro- + transfer.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

retrotransfers (plural) retrotransfers (present, singular) retrotransferring (participle, present) retrotransferred (participle, past) retrotransferred (past)

Questions

What does retrotransfer mean?
A transfer back
Where does retrotransfer come from?
From retro- + transfer.

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