retrotransport

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noun

transport in an opposite direction

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Meanings

nounretrotransport (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistrytransport in an opposite direction
verbretrotransport (third-person singular simple present retrotransports, present participle retrotransporting, simple past and past participle retrotransported)

present singular third person retrotransports · participle present retrotransporting · participle past retrotransported · past retrotransported

  1. biochemistryTo transport in an opposite direction

Origin

From retro- + transport.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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