Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toxicogenomics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: tox-i-coge-nomics
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of the toxic effects of substances on genetic material, aiming to predict the toxic effect on organisms.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"2008, C. Afshari, appearing in G. Dutton, "Achieving Success in Tox Studies", Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Mary Ann Liebert, vol. 28, no. 20, 15 November 2008, pg. 1. Toxicogenomics reflects an integration of genomics technologies and information into toxicology studies[…]."

Etymology

From toxico- + genomics.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

ecotoxicogenomics

Frequently Paired Words

toxicogenome toxicogenomic

Questions

What does toxicogenomics mean?: The study of the toxic effects of substances on genetic material, aiming to predict the toxic effect on organisms.
Where does toxicogenomics come from?: From toxico- + genomics.

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