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Retrofracted
- - Refracted; as, a retrofract stem.
Retrograding
- verb - get worse or fall back to a previous condition
- go back over; "retrograde arguments"
- move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
- move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
- move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding planets"
Retrogressed
- verb - get worse or fall back to a previous condition
- go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Retrogresses
- verb - get worse or fall back to a previous condition
- go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Retromingent
- - Organized so as to discharge the urine backward. -- n. (Zool.) An animal that discharges its urine backward.
Retrophyllum
- noun - small genus of tropical evergreen dioecious shrubs or trees of Oceania and tropical South America
Retropulsive
- - Driving back; repelling.
Retrorockets
- noun - a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course
Retrospected
- verb - look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride"
Retroversion
- noun - a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus"
- returning to a former state
- translation back into the original language; "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion"