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procarcinogen

procarcinogen noun: any substance that is transformed into a carcinogen by metabolism.

Noun

procarcinogen (plural procarcinogens)

  1. Any substance that is transformed into a carcinogen by metabolism.

Forms of procarcinogen

pluralprocarcinogens

Origin of procarcinogen

From pro- + carcinogen.

Questions about procarcinogen

What does procarcinogen mean?
Procarcinogen means any substance that is transformed into a carcinogen by metabolism.
What part of speech is procarcinogen?
Procarcinogen is a noun.
What is the plural of procarcinogen?
The plural of procarcinogen is procarcinogens.

Words near procarcinogen in the dictionary

  1. procarbazines
  2. procarboxypeptidase
  3. procarboxypeptidases
  4. procarboxysome
  5. procarboxysomes
  6. procarcinogen
  7. procarcinogenic
  8. procarcinogenics
  9. procarcinogens
  10. procardiogenic
  11. procardiomyogenic

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