translocate
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Is translocate a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To displace, or move from one place to another.Examples: "Unexpectedly, even some of the monoliths are throwing out new shoots. This is great news, as these trees contain ancient woodland DNA, so are a very valuable seedbank. Further along the site, Penny shows me a famous translocated stump... the Cubbington pear tree. [...] The stump was translocated, and the trunk used as a monolith - but not before dozens of cuttings had been taken, some of which are growing nearby. And the stump? It's already throwing out dozens of new shoots as it's become re-established."transitive
2. (genetics, transitive, of a chromosomal segment) To cause to undergo translocation.transitive
3. (biochemistry, transitive) To cause to undergo translocation, usually a transition through a membrane.transitive
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