(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa; (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed; a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa; a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex; abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth); the act of turning inside out; the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer; turning upside down; setting on end
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