retron

English

Etymology

Coined in 1985 by Elias James Corey from retro-synthon (Elias James Corey, Alan K. Long, Stewart D. Rubenstein, “Computer-assisted analysis in organic synthesis”, Science, 1985, 228(4698), p. 408-418 doi 10.1126/science.3838594).

Noun

retron (plural retrons)

1. (biochemistry) A sequence of DNA associated with reverse transcription

Translations

Translations

• French: rétron (fr) m
• Galician: retron m
• Korean: 레트론 (reteuron)
• Portuguese: retron m
• Spanish: retrón m

Anagrams

• rentor, retorn

Mapudungun

Noun

retron

1. bush