Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oncovaccine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: on-co-v-ac-cine
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vaccine for a cancer.

Example Sentences

"In a review study published in January 2009, the following suggestions were offered for the successful development of an oncovaccine: Aim for contexts with a manageable level of sickness."

Etymology

From onco- + vaccine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: onco

Inflected Forms

oncovaccines (plural)

Questions

What does oncovaccine mean?: A vaccine for a cancer.
Where does oncovaccine come from?: From onco- + vaccine.

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