"retroregulate" meaning in English

See retroregulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: retroregulates [present, singular, third-person], retroregulating [participle, present], retroregulated [participle, past], retroregulated [past]
Etymology: From retro- + regulate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|regulate}} retro- + regulate Head templates: {{en-verb}} retroregulate (third-person singular simple present retroregulates, present participle retroregulating, simple past and past participle retroregulated)
  1. (genetics) To regulate by means of retroregulation Categories (topical): Genetics

Inflected forms

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