DETRECT

De*trect", v. t. Etym: [L. detrectare; de + tractare, intens. of trahere to draw.]

Definition: To refuse; to decline. [Obs.] "To detrect the battle." Holinshed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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