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revertible collapse: to be returned to the former owner or that owner's heirs

reversionary collapse: of or relating to or involving a reversion (especially a legal reversion); "reversionary annuity"; "reversionary interest"

retroactive collapse: descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously

reversible collapse: a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing); capable of assuming or producing either of two states; "a reversible chemical reaction"; "a reversible cell"; capable of reversing or being reversed; "reversible hypertension"; capable of being reversed or used with either side out; "a reversible jacket"; capable of being reversed; "a reversible decision is one that can be appealed or vacated"

returnable collapse: that may be returned; "returnable bottles and cans"; "this merchandise is returnable if you save the receipt"

chromosome collapse: a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

heritage collapse: practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"

gene collapse: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"

heredity collapse: the total of inherited attributes; the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next

inheritance collapse: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property; any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"; (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents; that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

eugenics collapse: the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)

regressive collapse: opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state; (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

genetics collapse: the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

retrograde collapse: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma; moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth; going from better to worse; go back over; "retrograde arguments"; move back; "The glacier retrogrades"; move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding planets"; move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

recidivist collapse: someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior; someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

replication collapse: the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication"; (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer; (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division

diathesis collapse: constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality

determinant collapse: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"; a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations

reactionary collapse: an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism; extremely conservative

endowment collapse: the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"; natural abilities or qualities; the capital that provides income for an institution

factor collapse: an independent variable in statistics; anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"; any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together; resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"

birth collapse: the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"; the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"

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