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procancerous

procancerous adjective: that promotes the growth of a cancer.

Adjective

procancerous (not comparable)

  1. That promotes the growth of a cancer
    Synonyms:
    promalignant

Synonyms of procancerous

Origin of procancerous

From pro- + cancerous.

Questions about procancerous

What does procancerous mean?
Procancerous means that promotes the growth of a cancer.
What part of speech is procancerous?
Procancerous is an adjective.

Words near procancerous in the dictionary

  1. procambia
  2. procambial
  3. procambium
  4. procamerate
  5. procanal
  6. procancerous
  7. procapitalism
  8. procapitalist
  9. procapitalists
  10. procapsid
  11. procapsids

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