Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oncovirus

/ˈɒŋkəʊvʌɪɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: on-covirus
IPA: /ˈɒŋkəʊvʌɪɹəs/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A virus that can cause cancer.

Example Sentences

"Human oncoviruses soon followed and it became apparent that whole classes of cancer, such as cervical cancer, were indeed caused partly by viral infection."

Etymology

From onco- + virus.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: onco

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɒŋkəʊvʌɪɹəs/

Inflected Forms

oncoviruses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

oncoviral

Questions

How do you pronounce oncovirus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒŋkəʊvʌɪɹəs/.
What does oncovirus mean?: A virus that can cause cancer.
Where does oncovirus come from?: From onco- + virus.

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