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translocation

[trans-loh-key-shuhn, tranz-] / ˌtræns loʊˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌtrænz- /


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Islatravir, meanwhile, is what’s known as a nucleoside reverse transcriptase translocation inhibitor, a novel drug that is significantly more potent.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

Unlike knots, which tighten under pulling forces and typically disappear quickly, plectonemes can grow larger and remain present throughout the entire translocation process.

From Science Daily Feb. 9, 2026

The Kasungu translocation has so far eluded such successful solutions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

The England Species Reintroductions Taskforce, an independent advisory group, guides conservation and species translocation efforts.

From BBC Oct. 19, 2025

Whatever relation magnesium may have to fat-formation, or to the translocation of phosphorus, it is evident that these are rôles quite apart from its use as a constituent element in chlorophyll.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher




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