"translocate" meaning in English

See translocate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtranslə(ʊ)keɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-translocate.wav Forms: translocates [plural]
Etymology: From trans- + locate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|trans|locate}} trans- + locate Head templates: {{en-noun}} translocate (plural translocates)
  1. The substance that is moved by translocation.
    Sense id: en-translocate-en-noun-qLVLoR39 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with trans- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with trans-: 19 18 34 29

Verb

IPA: /ˈtranslə(ʊ)keɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-translocate.wav Forms: translocates [present, singular, third-person], translocating [participle, present], translocated [participle, past], translocated [past]
Etymology: From trans- + locate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|trans|locate}} trans- + locate Head templates: {{en-verb}} translocate (third-person singular simple present translocates, present participle translocating, simple past and past participle translocated)
  1. (transitive) To displace, or move from one place to another. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-translocate-en-verb-myOtvkb4 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with trans- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with trans-: 19 18 34 29
  2. (genetics, transitive, of a chromosomal segment) To cause to undergo translocation. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-translocate-en-verb-Z2L6JLYs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with trans-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 6 45 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with trans-: 19 18 34 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 5 47 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 48 43 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  3. (biochemistry, transitive) To cause to undergo translocation, usually a transition through a membrane. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-translocate-en-verb-EBWu~MYM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with trans-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 6 45 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with trans-: 19 18 34 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 5 47 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 48 43 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (translocatable): untranslocatable Derived forms (translocation): translocational
Disambiguation of 'translocatable': 1 53 46 Disambiguation of 'translocation': 1 51 48

Inflected forms

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