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interconvert

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[in-ter-kuhn-vurt] / ˌɪn tər kənˈvɜrt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to subject to interconversion; interchange.

Other Word Forms

  • interconvertibility noun
  • interconvertible adjective
  • interconvertibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of interconvert

First recorded in 1950–55; inter- + convert 1

Example Sentences

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Plants need both photosynthesis and respiration for their ability to function in both the light and dark, and to be able to interconvert essential metabolites.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Perhaps, instead of depending on developmental origin, the key factors in how easily cell types can interconvert relate to similarities and differences in gene regulation between the mature cell types19.

From Nature • Feb. 23, 2020

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