Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atherogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
athero-genic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English athero- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English atherogenic From athero- + -genic.

Inflected Forms

more atherogenic (comparative) most atherogenic (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does atherogenic mean?
that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
Where does atherogenic come from?
Etymology tree English athero- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English atherogenic From athero- + -genic.

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