Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

revertant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-ver-tant
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That has reverted to its former genotype or to the original phenotype by means of a subsequent mutation.

noun

A revertant cell or organism.

Inflected Forms

more revertant (comparative) most revertant (superlative) revertants (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudorevertant

Questions

What does revertant mean?: That has reverted to its former genotype or to the original phenotype by means of a subsequent mutation.

How to pronounce revertant

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “revertant”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “revertant”.
Repeat and practice — Say “revertant” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.