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revertant

Pronunciation: /rɪˈvəːt(ə)nt/

Biology
Definition of revertant

adjective

  • (of a cell, organism, or strain) having reverted to the normal type from a mutant or abnormal form: this reverses the defect and creates revertant bacteria that do not require histidine

noun

  • a revertant cell, organism, or strain: vaccine virus revertants

revertant in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of revertant in the US English dictionary