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incross

in·cross
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kraws, -kros]
    • /ˈɪnˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kraws, -kros]
    • /ˈɪnˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs/

Definitions of incross word

  • noun incross a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele. 1
  • noun incross An organism formed by close inbreeding. 1
  • noun incross a plant or animal produced by continued inbreeding 0
  • verb incross to inbreed or produce by inbreeding 0
  • noun incross an organism formed by close inbreeding within a stock 0
  • verb transitive incross inbreed (sense 2) 0

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Parts of speech for Incross

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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incross popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

incross usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for incross

noun incross

  • combination — A combination of things is a mixture of them.
  • bastard — Bastard is an insulting word which some people use about a person, especially a man, who has behaved very badly.
  • cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
  • compound — A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose.
  • half-breed — a contemptuous term used to refer to the offspring of parents of different racial origin, especially the offspring of an American Indian and a white person of European descent.

Antonyms for incross

noun incross

  • separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
  • division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
  • homogeneous — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
  • pedigreed — having established purebred ancestry: a pedigreed collie.
  • pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.

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