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oncovaccine

oncovaccine noun: a vaccine for a cancer.

Noun

oncovaccine (plural oncovaccines)

  1. A vaccine for a cancer.
    • In a review study published in January 2009, the following suggestions were offered for the successful development of an oncovaccine: Aim for contexts with a manageable level of sickness.2022, Fouad Sabry, Virotherapy: A virus to find and destroy cancer cells, page 84

Forms of oncovaccine

pluraloncovaccines

Origin of oncovaccine

From onco- + vaccine.

Questions about oncovaccine

What does oncovaccine mean?
Oncovaccine means a vaccine for a cancer.
What part of speech is oncovaccine?
Oncovaccine is a noun.
What is the plural of oncovaccine?
The plural of oncovaccine is oncovaccines.

Words near oncovaccine in the dictionary

  1. oncotripsy
  2. oncotropic
  3. oncotropism
  4. oncotype
  5. oncotypes
  6. oncovaccine
  7. oncovaccines
  8. oncovin
  9. oncoviral
  10. oncovirus
  11. oncoviruses

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