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Reversion
- noun - (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
- (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)
- a failure to maintain a higher state
- a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
- returning to a former state
- turning in the opposite direction
Reversive
- adjective - tending to be turned back
Revertent
- - A remedy which restores the natural order of the inverted irritative motions in the animal system.
Reverting
- verb - a failure to maintain a higher state
- go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
- tending to return to an earlier state
- undergo reversion, as in a mutation
Revertive
- - Reverting, or tending to revert; returning.
Revetment
- noun - a barrier against explosives
- a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
Revetting
- verb - construct a revetment
- face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain; "face an embankment"
Revibrate
- - To vibrate back or in return.