carcinogenicity
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.88 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "1996 Scott V Wright - Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents Volume II Some examples of these adverse effects, sometimes called toxic end points, include carcinogenicity (development of cancer), hepatotoxicity (liver damage), […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English carcino- 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 carcinogenic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English carcinogenicity From carcinogenic + -ity.