recessiveness

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Definitions of recessiveness word

adjective recessiveness tending to go, move, or slant back; receding. 1
adjective recessiveness Genetics. of or relating to a recessive. 1
adjective recessiveness Phonetics. (of an accent) showing a tendency to recede from the end toward the beginning of a word. 1
noun recessiveness that one of a pair of alternative alleles whose effect is masked by the activity of the second when both are present in the same cell or organism. 1
noun recessiveness the trait or character determined by such an allele. Compare dominant (def 6). 1

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

1665-75; < Latin recess(us) (see recess) + -ive

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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