English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 269 of 430

retrotranscytosisnoun

reverse transcytosis

retrotransduceverb

To produce a retrotransduction

retrotransductionnoun

retrograde transduction (of DNA)

retrotransfernoun

A transfer back

retrotranslocateverb

To cause or to undergo retrotranslocation.

retrotranslocatedadj

moved by retrotranslocation

retrotranslocationnoun

The reverse process of translocation.

retrotranslocatornoun

Synonym of retrotranslocon.

retrotransloconnoun

A translocon associated with retrotranslocation

retrotransportnoun

transport in an opposite direction

retrotransposableadj

Able to undergo retrotransposition

retrotransposaladj

Of or pertaining to retrotransposons

retrotransposasenoun

Any enzyme that catalyses retrotransposition

retrotransposeverb

To cause or to undergo retrotransposition.

retrotransposingverb

present participle and gerund of retrotranspose

retrotranspositionnoun

The reverse transposition of an RNA intermediate.

retrotranspositionaladj

Relating to a retrotransposon

retrotranspositionallyadv

With reference to, or by means of retrotransposons

retrotransposonnoun

A transposable fragment of a genome that can undergo retrotransposition.

retrotrapezoidadj

Pertaining to the retrotrapezoid nucleus; parafacial.

retrotympanicadj

Behind the tympanum

retrourethraladj

Behind the urethra

retrousséadj

Turned up, especially when describing the nose.

retrouterineadj

Located behind the uterus.

retrovaccinateverb

To inoculate a cow with human vaccine virus.

retrovaccinationnoun

The inoculation of a cow with human vaccine virus.

retrovaccinenoun

The virus produced in cows by retrovaccination.

retrovectornoun

A retroviral vector

retrovenousadj

In a direction opposed to that of venous blood

retroventraladj

Behind a ventral region

retroventrallyadv

In a retroventral manner or direction

retroverseadj

Arranged in a backwards or reverse manner.

retroversioflexionnoun

A displacement of the uterus in which the organ is both retroverted (tilted backward in the pelvis) and retroflexed (bent backward upon itself at the cervix).

retroversionnoun

A turning or falling back.

retrovertverb

To turn back; to return to a previous state.

retrovertebraladj

Behind a vertebra

retrovesicaladj

Behind the urinary bladder

retrovesicularadj

Behind a vesicle

retroviraladj

Of or pertaining to a retrovirus

retrovirallyadv

In a retroviral manner.

retroviremianoun

The presence of a retrovirus in the blood

retrovirionnoun

A virion of a retrovirus

retrovirologicaladj

Relating to retrovirology.

retrovirologistnoun

One who studies retrovirology.

retrovirologynoun

The scientific study of retroviruses.

retrovirusnoun

Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.

retrovisceraladj

Behind the viscera.

retrovisionnoun

The power of mentally seeing events from the past.

retrowarenoun

Old software/hardware.

retrozonularadj

Behind a zonule

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The English alphabetical index for the letter R contains 21,470 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 430 pages, and you are currently viewing page 269. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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