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clastogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
clas-to-genic
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

capable of causing damage to chromosomes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλάω (kláō, “to break”) + -genic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

anticlastogenic

Frequently Paired Words

clastogenicity clastrogenic

Questions

What does clastogenic mean?
capable of causing damage to chromosomes
Where does clastogenic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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