revertant

re·ver·tant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-vur-tnt]
- /rɪˈvɜr tnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-vur-tnt]
- /rɪˈvɜr tnt/

Definitions of revertant word

noun revertant a gene, organism, or strain that has undergone a back mutation. 1
adjective revertant of or relating to a gene, organism, or strain that has undergone a back mutation. 1
noun revertant a mutant cell, organism, etc, that has reverted to an earlier form 0
adjective revertant having mutated to an earlier form 0

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Origin of revertant

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

1580-90, for an earlier sense; revert + -ant

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Parts of speech for Revertant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Revertant

revertant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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

revertant usage trend in Literature

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