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precancerous

/pɹiˈkænsəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
pre-can-cer-ous
IPA
/pɹiˈkænsəɹəs/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to growth that is likely to develop into cancer.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English cancerous English precancerous From pre- + cancerous.

Inflected Forms

pre-cancerous (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

procancerous

Synonyms

premalignant

Rhymes With

cancerous

Questions

How do you pronounce precancerous?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiˈkænsəɹəs/.
What does precancerous mean?
Of or pertaining to growth that is likely to develop into cancer.
Where does precancerous come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English cancerous English precancerous From pre- + cancerous.

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