posttranscriptional

adjective

Subsequent to the transcription of RNA.

OriginEnglish transcriptional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin post →
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Meanings

adjectiveposttranscriptional (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologySubsequent to the transcription of RNA.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishtranscription
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishtranscriptional
  11. Englishposttranscriptional

From post- + transcriptional.

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APA

posttranscriptional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posttranscriptional

MLA

“posttranscriptional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posttranscriptional. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posttranscriptional,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posttranscriptional.

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