12-Letter Words Containing: RETRO
(In Exact Order)Best Scoring 12 Letter Words With: RETRO
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| retroflexion | 12 | 22 | nounn | |||||
noun • a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part • an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth • the act of bending backward | ||||||||
| retrodictive | 12 | 18 | adjectiveadj | |||||
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| retrogradely | 12 | 17 | adverbadv | |||||
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| retrospected | 12 | 17 | ||||||
noun • contemplation of things past verb • look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember | ||||||||
| retrofitting | 12 | 16 | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured • the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured verb • provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture • fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house • substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones | ||||||||
| retrodicting | 12 | 16 | verbv | |||||
verb • To attempt to estimate the previous state from the present. | ||||||||
| retrodiction | 12 | 15 | nounn | |||||
noun • A form of "prediction" that deals with the past rather than the future, sometimes useful in testing theories whose actual predictions are too long-term to be of immediate use. | ||||||||
| retroviruses | 12 | 15 | nounn | |||||
noun • Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell. | ||||||||
| retrograding | 12 | 15 | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth • of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma adjective satellite • going from better to worse • moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction verb • move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies • move in a direction contrary to the usual one • move back • go back over • get worse or fall back to a previous condition | ||||||||
| retroversion | 12 | 15 | nounn | |||||
noun • a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part • translation back into the original language • returning to a former state | ||||||||
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