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Recessive vs Receding - What's the difference?

recessive | receding |

As an adjective recessive

is .

As a verb receding is

.

As a noun receding is

the action of something that recedes.

recessive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Going back; receding.
  • (genetics) Able to be covered up by a dominant trait.

    • Antonyms

    * (genetics) dominant

    receding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of something that recedes.
  • * 1829 , Josiah Conder, The Modern Traveler (page 205)
    • the great overflowings and recedings of the waters

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