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reciprocal

/rɪ'sɪprəkəl/

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

type of:
cross crossbreeding crossing hybridisation hybridization hybridizing interbreeding
adjective
concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
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"reciprocal aid" "reciprocal trade" "reciprocal privileges at other clubs"

Similar:

mutual reciprocatory reciprocative interactive interactional bilateral correlative trilateral

Opposite:

nonreciprocal
noun
(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7
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multiplicative inverse

type of:
inverse opposite
adjective
of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function
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"the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a"

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inverse
noun
something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else
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"risk is the reciprocal of safety"

type of:
reciprocality reciprocity

Examples of reciprocal

"reciprocal aid"
"reciprocal trade"
"reciprocal privileges at other clubs"
"the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a"
"risk is the reciprocal of safety"