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   upstream

   /ˌʌpˈstriːm/

   adverb

   • 1. in the opposite direction from that in which a stream or river flows; nearer to the source: "a lone motor cruiser rumbled upstream"
   • 2. in or towards the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place earlier than at a given point.
   • 3. at a stage in the process of gas or oil extraction and production before the raw material is ready for refining.

   adjective

   • 1. moving or situated in the opposite direction from that in which a stream or river flows: "the upstream stretch of the river"
   • 2. situated in or towards the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place earlier than at a given point.
   • 3. relating to the stages in the process of gas or oil extraction and production before the raw material is ready for refining.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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