Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z retributiveness The quality of being retributive. retributivism A philosophy of law, stating that criminals should be punished (retribution) for the harm they have caused. retributivist Relating to the philosophy of law of retributivism. retributory Of or relating to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment. retributress A female retributer. retrick To trick again. retrier One who or that which retries. retrievability The quality of being retrievable. retrievable Capable of being retrieved or recovered. retrievableness retrievability retrievably Such that it can be retrieved. retrieval The act of retrieving or something retrieved. retrieve To regain or get back something. retrieveless Irretrievable. retrievement retrieval retriever One who retrieves something. retrieverish Resembling or characteristic of a retriever dog. retrieving An act of retrieval. retrig To retrigger (a note, or a sample within it). retrigger To trigger again or anew. retriggering A second or subsequent triggering. retrim To trim again. retriment refuse; dregs retrip To trip again. retriplication A reduplication in which the repeated element occurs three times. retrireview Erroneous, computer-generated form of retrieval. retro Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were. retroabdominal retroperitoneal retroact To act retrospectively or in opposition retroaction Any action that has an influence due to a past event retroactive Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions. retroactively Done after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpired. retroactiveness The state or condition of being retroactive. retroactivity The state or characteristic of being retroactive. retroaddition A cycloelimination. retroaldolization The reverse of an aldolization reaction retroalveolar Behind an alveolus retroamide An isomer of an existing amide in which the main substituent is attached to the NH group instead of the CO group of the -CO-NH- group retroanalysis retrospective analysis retroantral Located behind the antrum. retroaortic That flows in the opposite direction to that of the aorta retroarc Occurring on the plate that overrides during plate convergence or collision. retroareolar Behind (underneath) the areola retroarticular ventral of the caudal end of the zygomatic arch retroauricle A posterior auricle retroauricular Behind the auricle (of the ear) retroauricularly In a retroauricular manner; behind the ear. retroaxonal In the opposite direction (through a neuron) than normal retroaxonally In a retroaxonal manner or direction retroazimuthal In which the direction to a fixed location B (the bearing at the starting location A of the shortest route) corresponds to the direction on the map from A to B. retrobiosynthesis biochemical retrosynthesis retrobiosynthetic Relating to retrobiosynthesis retrobulbar Behind the medulla oblongata retrobulbarly In a retrobulbar manner or direction retroburn The firing of retrorockets from a spacecraft in a direction opposite to its current trajectory to reduce its velocity. retrocalcaneal Behind the calcaneus. retrocalcarine Behind the calcar of the brain retrocalculate To calculate retrospectively. retrocalculation The action or process of calculating retrospectively. retrocapsular Behind the capsule (of the eye) retrocardiac Located behind the heart. retrocausal Of or pertaining to retrocausality. retrocausality Any of several hypothetical phenomena that reverse causality, allowing an effect to occur before its cause. retrocausally By means of, or in terms of, retrocausality. retrocausation Retrocausality. retrocausative Pertaining to or exhibiting retrocausality. retrocaval Behind the vena cava retrocecal Behind the caecum. retrocecally Behind the cecum. retrocede To grant back. retrocedence recession, regression, retrogression retrocedent Tending to retrocede; moving backwards. retrocerebellar Behind the cerebellum retrocerebral Behind the cerebrum (or brain) retrocervical Behind the cervix (of the uterus); Relating to the retrocervix retrocervix The retrocervical part of the retrovaginal pouch retrocess To retrocede or grant back. retrocession The transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another. retrocessionaire A reinsurer who accepts risk transferred from another reinsurer. retrocessional Relating to retrocession retrocessionist A supporter of retrocession. retrocessive Tending to retrocede; moving backward. retrocessively In a retrocessive manner. retrochalcone Any of a group of phenolic chalconoids retrochiasmatic Behind the chiasma retrochoanal Behind the choana retrochoanitic That points backward. retrochoir Any extension of a church or cathedral behind the high altar, which may include a chapel. retrochorionic Behind the chorion. retrochronal Operating backward in time, so that effects precede their causes. retroclination A backwards inclination (especially of teeth) retrocline Of teeth, to lean backward. retroclival Behind the clivus retroclusion An acupressure technique in which the pin passes behind the artery, after its point is made to describe the greater part of a semicircle. retrocochlear Behind or beyond the cochlea retrocochlearly Behind or beyond the cochlea. retrocognition extrasensory knowledge of past events. retrocognitive Exhibiting or pertaining to retrocognition. retrocolic posterior to the colon retrocollic Relating to the back of the neck. retrocollis The backward tilting of the head. retrocompetence The condition of being retrocompetent. retrocompetent Of a cell wall, competent in reverse transcription. retrocomputing The hobby of collecting, maintaining, and using obsolete computer equipment. retrocondylar Behind a condyle retroconversion conversion back to a previous (typically an original) form retroconverted converted to a previous (typically an original) form retrocopulant Copulating from behind. retrocopulate To copulate from behind. retrocopulation Copulation from behind. retrocopy A retrogene, copied from mRNA, that has lost all introns retrocorneal Behind a cornea retrocostal Behind the ribs retrocrural Behind the crura retrocue A cue (signal) given after, or during an associated event retrocuing retroactive cuing retrocurvature backward curvature retrocurved curved backward retrocyclin An artificial human theta-defensin shown to be effective against HIV and other viruses. retrocycloaddition cycloelimination retrodate To assign a date to (a publication) that is earlier than the real one. retrodeform To carry out a retrodeformation retrodeformable Capable of retrodeformation. retrodeformation A process that produces the original form of a deformed object (or, more often, its image) retrodeformed deformed to a previous (typically an original) form retrodiagnose To retroactively diagnose a dead person with a medical or psychological condition. retrodialysed Subject to retrodialysis retrodialysis The introduction of a drug into the bloodstream via a microdialysis probe retrodict To attempt to estimate the previous state from the present. retrodiction A form of "prediction" that deals with the past rather than the future, sometimes useful in testing theories whose actual predictions are too long-term to be of immediate use. retrodictive Of or pertaining to retrodiction. retrodiene used attributively to describe the removal of a previously added diene moiety from a molecule retrodifferentiate To reverse the process of differentiation retrodifferentiation retrograde differentiation (of cells) retrodigitization The conversion into digital format of a work designed and published in an earlier era. retrodimerization Any reaction in which a dimer is converted to the original monomers retrodimerize To cause, or to undergo, retrodimerization. retrodirect To direct backward. retrodiscal Behind an intervertebral disc. retrodismutation The reverse of a dismutation reaction retrodisplace To displace backwards retrodisplacement Any backward displacement, such as retroversion or retroflexion of the uterus. retrodocumentation Documentation or writing considered historical, archaic, old-fashioned, or older in comparison to contemporary documentation or writing. retrodorsal Behind the backbone retrodorsally In a retrodorsal manner or direction retroduce To employ retroduction retroduct To draw back; to withdraw. retroductal Behind a duct retroduction Synonym of abduction. retroductive Relating to retroduction