reciprocal

noun

hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype

(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2

something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else

adjective

of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function

concerning each of two or more persons or things

Roots

reciprocusreciproc- · Latin · back and forth, alternating

Synonyms for reciprocal

reciprocativeadj mutualadj commutual reciprocatingv symbioticadj correlativen

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The word reciprocal breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root reciproc-, from Latin reciprocus (“back and forth, alternating”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.