Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cancericidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-ce-ri-ci-dal
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

that is destructive to cancer cells; carcinolytic, oncolytic

Etymology

From cancer + -icidal.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more cancericidal (comparative) most cancericidal (superlative)

Questions

What does cancericidal mean?
that is destructive to cancer cells; carcinolytic, oncolytic
Where does cancericidal come from?
From cancer + -icidal.

How to pronounce cancericidal

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “cancericidal”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “cancericidal”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “cancericidal” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.