oncogenic
Valid in Scrabble
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- Words With Friends
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/ˌɒŋkoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/
Definition of oncogenic
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Causing the formation of tumors.
“oncogenic viruses”
“From the late 1960s research into oncogenic viruses was particularly advanced by David Baltimore (b. 1938) and Howard Tenin (1934–94), who simultaneously published a report of the discovery of an enzyme reverse transcriptase.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Causing the formation of tumors.
“oncogenic viruses”
“From the late 1960s research into oncogenic viruses was particularly advanced by David Baltimore (b. 1938) and Howard Tenin (1934–94), who simultaneously published a report of the discovery of an enzyme reverse transcriptase.”
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(not-comparable)Arising from or caused by a tumor: tumor-induced.
“oncogenic osteomalacia”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From onco- (“tumor”) + -genic (“producing”).
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