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12-Letter Words Starting with RETRO

There are 29 12-letter words and 0 12-letter phrases that start with RETRO.

Top 12-Letter Words Starting: RETRO

WordSaveLengthUsagePointsType
retroflexion12
22

noun

n

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

retrodictive12
18

adjective

adj

Valid word for Scrabble US
retrogradely12
17

adverb

adv

Valid word for Scrabble US
retrospected12
17

noun

• contemplation of things past

verb

• look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

retrofitting12
16

verb, noun

v, 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

retrodicting12
16

verb

v

verb

• To attempt to estimate the previous state from the present.

retroversion12
15

noun

n

noun

• a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part

• translation back into the original language

• returning to a former state

retrodiction12
15

noun

n

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.

retrograding12
15

verb, adjective

v, 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

retroviruses12
15

noun

n

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.

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All 12 Letter Words Starting with RETRO

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