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oncogen

/ˈɑŋkoʊdʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
onco-gen
IPA
/ˈɑŋkoʊdʒən/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any agent that causes tumors.

Etymology

From onco- + -gen.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

oncogens (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

oncogenic

Questions

How do you pronounce oncogen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑŋkoʊdʒən/.
What does oncogen mean?
Any agent that causes tumors.
Where does oncogen come from?
From onco- + -gen.

How to pronounce oncogen

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