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antioncogenic

antioncogenic adjective: inhibiting the formation of tumours.

Adjective

antioncogenic (comparative more antioncogenic, superlative most antioncogenic)

  1. Inhibiting the formation of tumours.
  2. Relating to an antioncogene

Forms of antioncogenic

comparativemore antioncogenic
superlativemost antioncogenic

Origin of antioncogenic

From anti- + oncogenic.

Questions about antioncogenic

What does antioncogenic mean?
Antioncogenic means inhibiting the formation of tumours.
What part of speech is antioncogenic?
Antioncogenic is an adjective.

Words near antioncogenic in the dictionary

  1. antiomegas
  2. antionchocercal
  3. antioncogene
  4. antioncogenes
  5. antioncogenetic
  6. antioncogenic
  7. antioomycete
  8. Antiope
  9. antiopelmous
  10. antiopera
  11. antioperas

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