See Also: translocate(dictionary)

translocate (iou)



translocate verb. E19.
[from TRANS- + LOCATE, prob. partly as back-form. from TRANSLOCATION.]
verb trans. Move from one place to another; relocate; rearrange; esp. transfer (wild animals) to another part of their (former) range. E19.
verb trans. Physiology & Biochemistry. Subject (a substance) to translocation. Usu. in pass. E20.
verb trans. Genetics. Move (a portion of a chromosome) to a new position on the same or a different chromosome. M20.
verb intrans. Move, change location. L20.
translocatable adjective (Genetics) able to be translocated L20.