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carcinogenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
car-cino-gen-e-sis
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The creation of cancer cells.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From carcino- + -genesis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

carcinogeneses (plural)

Derived Forms

adenocarcinogenesis anticarcinogenesis cholangiocarcinogenesis cocarcinogenesis hepatocarcinogenesis nephrocarcinogenesis neurocarcinogenesis photocarcinogenesis teratocarcinogenesis

Frequently Paired Words

carcinogen carcinogenetic

Questions

What does carcinogenesis mean?
The creation of cancer cells.
Where does carcinogenesis come from?
From carcino- + -genesis.

How to pronounce carcinogenesis

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