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oncogen

oncogen noun: any agent that causes tumors.

Noun

oncogen (plural oncogens)

  1. Any agent that causes tumors.

Forms of oncogen

pluraloncogens

Origin of oncogen

From onco- + -gen.

Questions about oncogen

What does oncogen mean?
Oncogen means any agent that causes tumors.
What part of speech is oncogen?
Oncogen is a noun.
What is the plural of oncogen?
The plural of oncogen is oncogens.

Words near oncogen in the dictionary

  1. oncofactor
  2. oncofactors
  3. oncofertility
  4. oncofetal
  5. oncofoetal
  6. oncogen
  7. oncogene
  8. oncogenes
  9. oncogeneses
  10. oncogenesis
  11. oncogenetic

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