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clastogen

clastogen noun: any agent that causes breaks in chromosomes.

Noun

clastogen (plural clastogens)

  1. Any agent that causes breaks in chromosomes.
    • Chromosomal mutations are recognised as morphological alterations in the gross structure of chromosomes (i.e. they are structural aberrations which can be detected microscopically). Compounds that cause chromosome damage are called clastogens.2009, Lutz Müller, Anke Lühe, “Preclinical safety testing”, in John P. Griffin, editor, The Textbook of Pharmaceutical Medicine, 6th edition, Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 120

Forms of clastogen

pluralclastogens

Origin of clastogen

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós) + -gen.

Questions about clastogen

What does clastogen mean?
Clastogen means any agent that causes breaks in chromosomes.
What part of speech is clastogen?
Clastogen is a noun.
What is the plural of clastogen?
The plural of clastogen is clastogens.

Words near clastogen in the dictionary

  1. classwork
  2. classy
  3. clast
  4. clastic
  5. clastics
  6. clastogen
  7. clastogeneses
  8. clastogenesis
  9. clastogenic
  10. clastogenicity
  11. clastogens

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