retroaddition

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noun

A cycloelimination.

OriginEnglish addition ← Middle English addicioun ← Old French adition →
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Meanings

nounretroaddition (plural retroadditions)

plural retroadditions

  1. obsoletechemistryA cycloelimination.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Latinadditiō
  6. Old Frenchadition
  7. Middle Englishaddicioun
  8. Englishaddition
  9. Englishretroaddition

From retro- + addition.

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APA

retroaddition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroaddition

MLA

“retroaddition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroaddition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retroaddition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroaddition.

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