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proto-oncogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-onco-genic
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to proto-oncogenes.

Etymology

From proto-oncogene + -ic; also, by surface analysis, proto- + oncogenic.

Word Breakdown

Phrases

proto-oncogene

Frequently Paired Words

oncogene oncogenesis oncogenetic oncogenetics oncogenic oncogenics oncogenome oncogenomic

Questions

What does proto-oncogenic mean?
Relating to proto-oncogenes.
Where does proto-oncogenic come from?
From proto-oncogene + -ic; also, by surface analysis, proto- + oncogenic.

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