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oncogenic

/ˌɒŋkoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/

oncogenic adjective: causing the formation of tumors.

Adjective

oncogenic (not comparable)

  1. 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.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 554
    Synonyms:
    oncogenous
  2. Arising from or caused by a tumor: tumor-induced.
    • oncogenic osteomalacia
    Synonyms:
    oncogenous

oncogenic meaning in Tamil

oncogenic in Tamil

புற்றுநோய் ஏற்படுத்தும், புத்தாக்கக் செனிம

Synonyms of oncogenic

Origin of oncogenic

From onco- (“tumor”) + -genic (“producing”).

Words formed from oncogenic

Words that rhyme with oncogenic

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Questions about oncogenic

What does oncogenic mean?
Oncogenic means causing the formation of tumors.
What is oncogenic in Tamil?
Oncogenic in Tamil is புற்றுநோய் ஏற்படுத்தும், புத்தாக்கக் செனிம. See Oncogenic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oncogenic?
Oncogenic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce oncogenic?
Oncogenic is pronounced /ˌɒŋkoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/.

Words near oncogenic in the dictionary

  1. oncogenetic
  2. oncogenetically
  3. oncogeneticist
  4. oncogeneticists
  5. oncogenetics
  6. oncogenic
  7. oncogenical
  8. oncogenically
  9. oncogenicities
  10. oncogenicity
  11. oncogenics

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oncogenic (page history and authors); oncogenic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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