retrotranslocation

noun

The reverse process of translocation.

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Meanings

nounretrotranslocation (countable and uncountable, plural retrotranslocations)

plural retrotranslocations

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryThe reverse process of translocation.

Origin

From retro- + translocation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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